Wildhorse Fire
The Wildhorse Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Lincoln County, Idaho and burned 107,563 acres. It was declared out on September 16, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 107,563 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeter mapped August 29, 2026 at 7:29 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.001, -113.885.
The incident
- Size
- 107,563 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 16, 2026 at 9:41 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles N 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 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDTFD-000216
- IRWIN identifier
- 177292F2-A73E-4563-AD12-4CFA3968683F
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 16, 2026 at 9:59 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDTFD-000216.