Tuana Gulch Fire

Elmore County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (11 days ago)

First reported 11 days ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Aug 24, 9:00 PM	2,700 acres Sep 5, 4:00 AM +2,700 acres was 0 acres · Aug 24, 9:00 PM	+2,700 acres in 11 days
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

Tuana Gulch Fire summary

The Tuana Gulch Fire is a wildfire near Elmore County, Idaho. It has burned about 2,700 acres (about 2,000 football fields). It was first reported 11 days ago.

Size: 2,700 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: August 25, 2026 (first reported 11 days ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 3:00 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.

This Afternoon

94°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 7 mph ENE · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 10 mph SE · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Wednesday

95°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Wednesday Night

61°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 10 mph ESE · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

94°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 3 to 10 mph E · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 3:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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 Tuana Gulch Fire

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

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