No longer in the daily fire updates. The Hells Half Acre Fire last appeared in an official report on July 24, at 2 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Hells Half Acre Fire

Bingham County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 24, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
2 acres
Jul 24, 8:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

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Hells Half Acre Fire summary

The Hells Half Acre Fire is a wildfire near Bingham County, Idaho. It has burned about 2 acres (about 2 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
2 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 7:01 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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.

Tonight

61°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

95°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 16 mph SSE · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Saturday Night

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 13 mph SE · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

94°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 14 mph S · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Sunday Night

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 14 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 7:07 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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