No longer in the daily fire updates. The Lake Channel Fire last appeared in an official report on August 3, at 2,516 acres and 90% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Lake Channel Fire

Power County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 3, 2026 (13 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
2,516 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment
90%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+10 percent
was 80% · Aug 2, 6:00 PM
Crew size
85
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
−16
was 101 · Aug 1, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$800,000
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+$100,000
was $700,000 · Aug 2, 6:00 PM

Lake Channel Fire and other nearby fires

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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). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 85 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
2,516 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
July 29, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 2nd at 9:00 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.

Tonight

55°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 13 to 16 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

84°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 12 to 15 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

48°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 5 to 9 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

87°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 13 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 7 to 15 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 2nd at 10:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 85 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $800,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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