Grandold Fire

Elmore County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 24, 2026 (about 2 months ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	1,200 acres Jul 24, 11:00 AM	1,011 acres Sep 8, 7:00 AM −189 acres was 1,200 acres · Jul 24, 11:00 AM	−189 acres in about 2 months
Containment	—	0% Sep 8, 7:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	18 Sep 8, 7:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$10,000 Sep 8, 7:00 AM	—

Grandold Fire summary

The Grandold Fire is a wildfire near Elmore County, Idaho. It has burned about 1,011 acres (about 766 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 18 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 1,011 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: July 24, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 1:00 p.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.

Today

105°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 to 7 mph S · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Tonight

68°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 13 mph ENE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

102°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 8 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Very hot Dry

Saturday Night

65°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 7 to 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 14 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 1:05 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 18 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $10,000 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:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Grandold Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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