North Heglar Fire

Cassia County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (11 days ago)

First reported about 2 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	700 acres Aug 20, 10:00 AM	1,844 acres Sep 5, 3:00 AM +1,144 acres was 700 acres · Aug 20, 10:00 AM	+1,144 acres in 16 days
Containment	73% Aug 24, 8:00 PM	87% Sep 5, 3:00 AM +14 percent was 73% · Aug 24, 8:00 PM	+14 percent in 11 days
Crew size	88 Aug 24, 8:00 PM	32 Sep 5, 3:00 AM −56 was 88 · Aug 24, 8:00 PM	−56 in 11 days
Money spent	$1.0M Aug 24, 8:00 PM	$1.1M Sep 5, 3:00 AM +$100,000 was $1.0M · Aug 24, 8:00 PM	+$100,000 in 11 days

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 2 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 2 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

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

64°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 8 mph SE · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

89°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday Night

64°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 8 mph SSE · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

89°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 8 to 12 mph S · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday Night

66°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 9 mph S · 20% chance of 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.

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

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 North Heglar Fire

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

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