Wildhorse Fire
The Wildhorse Fire was reported on September 13, 2026 in Gem County, Idaho and burned 180 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 180 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 13, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM MDT (phone/tablet). Point of origin 43.958, -116.311.
The incident
- Size
- 180 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Gem County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- DL
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDSWS-001134
- IRWIN identifier
- F9DBE5C1-FFD0-4F97-9A55-14014D2619A5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Horseshoe Bend, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Horseshoe Bend, ID6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Emmett, ID11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagle Foothills, ID16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Hidden Spring, ID17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Eagle, ID18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Star, ID20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDSWS-001134.