Wildhorse Fire

Lincoln County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 30, 2026 (17 days ago)

First reported about 3 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	90,000 acres Aug 28, 2:00 PM	107,562 acres Sep 16, 4:00 AM +17,562 acres was 90,000 acres · Aug 28, 2:00 PM	+17,562 acres in 19 days
Containment	70% Aug 30, 4:00 PM	95% Sep 16, 4:00 AM +25 percent was 70% · Aug 30, 4:00 PM	+25 percent in 17 days
Crew size	143 Aug 29, 6:00 PM	102 Sep 16, 4:00 AM −41 was 143 · Aug 29, 6:00 PM	−41 in 17 days
Money spent	$2.5M Aug 29, 6:00 PM	$2.6M Sep 16, 4:00 AM +$50,000 was $2.5M · Aug 29, 6:00 PM	+$50,000 in 17 days

Wildhorse Fire summary

The Wildhorse Fire is a wildfire near Lincoln County, Idaho. It has burned about 107,562 acres (about 81,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 102 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size: 107,562 acres
Containment: 95%
Discovered: August 24, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 30th at 10:00 p.m. CDT.

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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

45°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 17 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

86°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

55°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 7 to 10 mph ESE · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

85°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 14 mph ESE · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

53°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 10 to 14 mph ESE · 32% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 30th at 10:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 102 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.