McPherson Fire
The McPherson Fire was reported on August 7, 2026 in Caribou County, Idaho and burned 298 acres. It was declared out on September 3, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 298 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeter mapped August 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM MDT, 228 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.562, -111.680.
The incident
- Size
- 298 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 Miles SE from Grace, ID
- County
- Caribou County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $350,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDCTF-000160
- IRWIN identifier
- 64DFDAA0-451B-4A76-9524-E0BFC6CD4ED1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grace, 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 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDCTF-000160.