Wolf Creek Fire

Perimeter mapped July 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM PDT, 2,643 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.085, -115.130.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Kooskia

Size

2,643 acres

Containment

70%

Discovered

July 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM PDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

19 Miles E from Lowell, ID

County

Idaho County

State

Idaho

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

2

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$7,000

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-IDNCF-000295

IRWIN identifier

F706588F-5EEC-4ACD-8FF1-2CDA2C432F37

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 25, 2026 (40 acres) to September 3, 2026 (2,643 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,977 acres, mapped September 3, 2026.

• Wind up to 6 mph from the west
• Relative humidity as low as 34%
• High of 77°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Kooskia, ID

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 3.1 µg/m³ around Wed, 8:00 PM PDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Kooskia, ID41 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Kamiah, ID44 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Hamilton, MT48 miles east of the fire’s origin
• Grangeville, ID49 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Stevensville, MT58 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Orofino, ID60 miles northwest of the fire’s origin