No longer in the daily fire updates. The Lake Rock Fire last appeared in an official report on July 29, at under 1 acre 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 →

Lake Rock Fire

Idaho County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 29, 2026 (about 22 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 29, 5:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Lake Rock Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Lake Rock Fire summary

The Lake Rock Fire is a wildfire near Idaho County, Idaho. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 28, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 29th at 9:00 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.

Today

78°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 2 to 10 mph SW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

55°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 1 to 10 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

78°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 to 14 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

55°F · Patchy Smoke then Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 12 mph NNW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

81°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 29th at 9:09 a.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.

Where to get live updates

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