Silver Fire

Boundary County, Idaho · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 5, 2026 (about 8 hours ago)

First reported 13 days ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	2,424 acres Sep 1, 8:00 PM	2,545 acres Sep 5, 3:00 AM +121 acres was 2,424 acres · Sep 1, 8:00 PM	+121 acres in 3 days
Containment	—	0% Sep 5, 3:00 AM	—
Crew size	131 Sep 3, 7:00 PM	135 Sep 5, 3:00 AM +4 was 131 · Sep 3, 7:00 PM	+4 in 1 day
Money spent	$2.4M Sep 4, 7:00 PM	$2.6M Sep 5, 3:00 AM +$206,846 was $2.4M · Sep 4, 7:00 PM	+$206,846 in about 8 hours

Silver Fire summary

The Silver Fire is a wildfire near Boundary County, Idaho. It has burned about 2,545 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 13 days ago. About 135 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 2,545 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: August 23, 2026 (first reported 13 days ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 a.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.

Overnight

37°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 mph NE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

54°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 mph E · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday Night

42°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 to 8 mph NE · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

55°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 7 mph E · 51% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday Night

43°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph N · 54% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 3:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 135 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $3 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 Silver Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 6 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in Idaho →

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