Lake Fire
The Lake Fire was reported on August 6, 2026 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 161 acres. It was declared out on September 9, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 161 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2026
- Personnel
- 31
Map
Perimeter mapped August 13, 2026 at 10:29 AM MDT, 161 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.213, -115.909.
The incident
- Size
- 161 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 4 Miles SW from Secesh, ID
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 31
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDPAF-265532
- IRWIN identifier
- 806ED953-D02B-46E9-B1C9-AF7F3BB8F3EF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2026 (59 acres) to August 13, 2026 (161 acres). The largest one-day growth was 110 acres, mapped August 9, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | 59 | |
| August 9, 2026 | 169 | +110 |
| August 10, 2026 | 171 | +2 |
| August 11, 2026 | 189 | +18 |
| August 13, 2026 | 161 | -28 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for McCall, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDPAF-265532.