State Shed Fire

Cassia County, Idaho · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 6, 2026 (13 minutes ago)

First reported today

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Sep 5, 8:00 PM	30 acres Sep 5, 10:00 PM +30 acres was 0 acres · Sep 5, 8:00 PM	+30 acres in about 2 hours
Containment	—	—	—
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	—	—	—

State Shed Fire summary

The State Shed Fire is a wildfire near Cassia County, Idaho. It has burned about 30 acres (about 23 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size: 30 acres
Containment: Not yet reported
Discovered: September 6, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 10:00 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 · Mostly Clear

Wind 9 to 17 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

81°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 to 21 mph S · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

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

Wind 21 to 26 mph SSW · 32% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Some rain

Labor Day

67°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 18 to 22 mph W · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday Night

44°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 7 to 20 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 10:03 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:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to State Shed Fire

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

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