Upper Smith Fire

Boundary County, Idaho · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (about 11 hours ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
4,808 acres
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
+20 acres
was 4,788 acres · Sep 1, 6:00 PM
Containment
42%
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
+6 percent
was 36% · Aug 30, 6:00 PM
Crew size
154
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
+12
was 142 · Sep 1, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$31.3M
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
+$84,991
was $31.3M · Sep 1, 6:00 PM

Upper Smith Fire and other nearby fires

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Upper Smith Fire summary

The Upper Smith Fire is a wildfire near Boundary County, Idaho. It has burned about 4,808 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 42% of its edge; the other 58% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. About 154 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
4,808 acres
Containment
42%
Discovered
July 8, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 5:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Overnight

50°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 2 mph W · 25% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 6 mph S · 94% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Wednesday Night

44°F · Rain Showers

Wind 6 mph SW · 76% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

53°F · Rain Showers

Wind 6 mph SW · 76% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday Night

41°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 1 to 5 mph W · 25% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 5:00 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 154 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $31 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

Nearby fires to Upper Smith Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 6 other active fires, closest first:

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