No longer in the daily fire updates. The Ra 6 Ada Co Claremont Fire last appeared in an official report on August 21, at 6,627 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Ra 6 Ada Co Claremont Fire

Ada County, Idaho · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 21, 2026 (12 days ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
6,627 acres
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
+16 acres
was 6,611 acres · Aug 1, 4:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
+2 percent
was 98% · Aug 3, 5:00 PM
Crew size
23
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
−1
was 24 · Aug 3, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$17.6M
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
+$151,048
was $17.4M · Aug 3, 5:00 PM

Ra 6 Ada Co Claremont Fire and other nearby fires

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Ra 6 Ada Co Claremont Fire summary

The Ra 6 Ada Co Claremont Fire is a wildfire near Ada County, Idaho. It has burned about 6,627 acres (about 5,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. About 23 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
6,627 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 6, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 28th at 3:00 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

87°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 7 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

66°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 7 to 17 mph SE · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

85°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 8 mph SSW · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

54°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 6 to 10 mph NW · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

78°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 7 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 28th at 3:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 23 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $18 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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