No longer in the daily fire updates. The Lost Fire last appeared in an official report on August 4, 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 →

Lost Fire

Aroostook County, Maine · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 4, 2026 (12 days ago)
First reported 12 days ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 16, 4:01 AM
Containment
Crew size
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Lost Fire and other nearby fires

Lost Fire summary

The Lost Fire is a wildfire near Aroostook County, Maine. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 12 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 4, 2026 (first reported 12 days ago)
Cause
Power generation/transmission/distribution

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 1:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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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