No longer in the daily fire updates. The Border Fire last appeared in an official report on September 5, 2026, at 37 acres and 83% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Border Fire

Boundary County, Idaho · Wildfire

Started inside the Idaho Panhandle National Forests boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 5, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
37 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−9 acres
was 46 acres · Sep 2, 6:00 PM
Containment
83%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+45 percent
was 38% · Sep 2, 6:00 PM
Crew size —
Money spent
$1.5M
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−$35,945
was $1.5M · Sep 5, 5:00 PM

Border Fire and other nearby fires

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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 about 7 weeks ago. A Type 3 Team is running it.

Size
37 acres
Containment
83%
Discovered
August 25, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, September 6th at 9:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
Tonight —
52°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 mph NW · 81% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
Labor Day
63°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 1 to 5 mph SE · 83% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
53°F · Rain Showers
Wind 3 mph SW · 82% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
Tuesday
70°F · Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Wind 3 mph S · 28% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain
51°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 3 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, September 6th at 9:05 p.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.

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