Shale Butte Fire
The Shale Butte Fire was reported on August 22, 2026 in Lincoln County, Idaho and burned 1,691 acres. It was fully contained on August 24, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,691 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeter mapped August 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.962, -113.848.
The incident
- Size
- 1,691 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 25, 2026 at 11:21 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles NW from Kimama, ID
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Kimama, ID
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $175,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDTFD-000206
- IRWIN identifier
- 23C288AE-1D26-43EE-B15E-96A0C172CA8D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carey, 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 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDTFD-000206.