Turbine Fire

Bonneville County, Idaho · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (33 minutes ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
30 acres
Aug 27, 5:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Turbine Fire and other nearby fires

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Turbine Fire summary

The Turbine Fire is a wildfire near Bonneville County, Idaho. It has burned about 30 acres (about 23 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
30 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 27, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 5:00 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

83°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 13 mph SW · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

55°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 16 mph SSE · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

71°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 35% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday Night

51°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 12 mph SSW · 82% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

66°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 15 mph SSW · 86% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 5:06 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

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Nearby fires to Turbine Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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