Cliff Creek Fire

Idaho County, Idaho · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 25, 11:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Cliff Creek Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Cliff Creek Fire summary

The Cliff Creek Fire is a wildfire near Idaho County, Idaho. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 26, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 25th at 11:00 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.

Tonight

50°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 1 mph ENE · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

94°F · Mostly Sunny then Patchy Smoke

Wind 0 to 5 mph WNW · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Wednesday Night

50°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 0 to 3 mph SSE · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

90°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 0 to 6 mph SSW · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

46°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 6 mph WSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 25th at 11:04 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:

Nearby fires to Cliff Creek Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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