No longer in the daily fire updates. The North Heglar Fire last appeared in an official report on August 25, 2026, at 1,844 acres and 87% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

North Heglar Fire

Cassia County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,844 acres
Oct 4, 12:00 AM
+1,144 acres
was 700 acres · Aug 20, 10:00 AM
Containment
87%
Oct 4, 12:00 AM
+14 percent
was 73% · Aug 24, 8:00 PM
Crew size
32
Oct 4, 12:00 AM
−56
was 88 · Aug 24, 8:00 PM
Money spent
$1.1M
Oct 4, 12:00 AM
+$100,000
was $1.0M · Aug 24, 8:00 PM

North Heglar Fire and other nearby fires

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North Heglar Fire summary

The North Heglar Fire is a wildfire near Cassia County, Idaho. It has burned about 1,844 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 87% of its edge; the other 13% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 32 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
1,844 acres
Containment
87%
Discovered
August 19, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 8 mph SE · 10% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
89°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 24% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain
64°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 8 mph SSE · 9% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
89°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 to 12 mph S · 27% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain
66°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 6 to 9 mph S · 20% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 7:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 32 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $1 million has been spent on it so far.

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