Lake Channel Fire, Idaho: 2,516 Acres, Map & Info

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	2,516 acres Aug 22, 12:00 PM	2,516 acres Sep 12, 11:00 PM	—
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Lake Channel Fire summary

The Lake Channel Fire is a wildfire near Power County, Idaho. It has burned about 2,516 acres (about 2,000 football fields). It was first reported about 7 weeks ago.

Size: 2,516 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: July 28, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 22nd at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

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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.

Today

95°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 12 mph WSW · 70% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Rain likely

Tonight

60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 to 12 mph SE · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

91°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 to 12 mph SW · 35% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Sunday Night

59°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 10 mph SSW · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Monday

91°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 7 mph S · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 22nd at 12:04 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.

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 Lake Channel Fire

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

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