No longer in the daily fire updates. The Shale Butte Fire last appeared in an official report on August 24, 2026, at 1,691 acres and 40% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Shale Butte Fire

Lincoln County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,691 acres
Oct 7, 1:00 AM
+191 acres
was 1,500 acres · Aug 24, 2:00 PM
Containment
40%
Oct 7, 1:00 AM
+40 percent
was 0% · Aug 23, 7:01 PM
Crew size
30
Oct 7, 1:00 AM
+2
was 28 · Aug 23, 7:01 PM
Money spent
$150,000
Oct 7, 1:00 AM
+$100,000
was $50,000 · Aug 23, 7:01 PM

Shale Butte Fire and other nearby fires

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Shale Butte Fire summary

The Shale Butte Fire is a wildfire near Lincoln County, Idaho. It has burned about 1,691 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 40% of its edge; the other 60% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 30 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
1,691 acres
Containment
40%
Discovered
August 22, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 7:01 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
58°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 9 mph E · 16% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 8 mph SE · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry
62°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 8 mph S · 3% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
93°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 10 mph ENE · 13% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry
60°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy
Wind 9 mph E · 15% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 7:07 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 30 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. About $150,000 has been spent on it so far.

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