No longer in the daily fire updates. The Basin Fire last appeared in an official report on September 3, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Basin Fire

Custer County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 3, 2026 (2 days ago)
First reported 3 days ago
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Basin Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Basin Fire summary

The Basin Fire is a wildfire near Custer County, Idaho. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 3 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
September 2, 2026 (first reported 3 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd at 11:00 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.

Today

47°F · Rain And Snow then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 10 to 14 mph SSW · 81% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

36°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Rain And Snow

Wind 9 to 14 mph SSW · 85% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

49°F · Rain And Snow then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 7 to 10 mph SSW · 86% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday Night

36°F · Light Rain

Wind 3 to 8 mph SW · 75% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

56°F · Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 10 mph SSW · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 11:04 a.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.

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

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