Border Fire

Boundary County, Idaho · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (about 9 hours ago)

First reported 11 days ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	46 acres Sep 2, 6:00 PM	37 acres Sep 5, 3:00 AM −9 acres was 46 acres · Sep 2, 6:00 PM	−9 acres in 2 days
Containment	38% Sep 2, 6:00 PM	83% Sep 5, 3:00 AM +45 percent was 38% · Sep 2, 6:00 PM	+45 percent in 2 days
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	$1.4M Sep 4, 6:00 PM	$1.5M Sep 5, 3:00 AM +$70,564 was $1.4M · Sep 4, 6:00 PM	+$70,564 in about 9 hours

Border Fire summary

The Border Fire is a wildfire near Boundary County, Idaho. It has burned about 37 acres (about 28 football fields). Crews have boxed in 83% of its edge; the other 17% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 11 days ago. A Type 3 Team is running it. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size: 37 acres
Containment: 83%
Discovered: August 25, 2026 (first reported 11 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

44°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 mph NW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

71°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 mph NE · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday Night

48°F · Rain Showers Likely

Wind 3 mph NW · 57% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday

71°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 3 mph N · 57% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday Night

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 mph NW · 37% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

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

Who's on it

A Type 3 Team is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. 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 Border Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 5 other active fires, closest first:

See all active fires in Idaho →

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