No longer in the daily fire updates. The Peer Fire last appeared in an official report on July 27, at 1,324 acres and 50% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Peer Fire

Owyhee County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 27, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,324 acres
Sep 9, 5:00 AM
+324 acres
was 1,000 acres · Jul 27, 12:01 PM
Containment
50%
Sep 9, 5:00 AM
+50 percent
was 0% · Jul 26, 2:00 PM
Crew size
23
Sep 9, 5:00 AM
−5
was 28 · Jul 27, 3:00 PM
Money spent
$800,000
Sep 9, 5:00 AM
+$50,000
was $750,000 · Jul 27, 3:00 PM

Peer Fire and other nearby fires

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Peer Fire summary

The Peer Fire is a wildfire near Owyhee County, Idaho. It has burned about 1,324 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 50% of its edge; the other 50% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 23 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
1,324 acres
Containment
50%
Discovered
July 25, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 27th at 5:01 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.

This Afternoon

89°F · Smoke

Wind 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

61°F · Smoke

Wind 7 to 14 mph ENE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

88°F · Smoke

Wind 5 to 12 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

62°F · Smoke

Wind 5 to 10 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

88°F · Smoke

Wind 5 to 10 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, July 27th at 5:05 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 23 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $800,000 has been spent on it so far.

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