No longer in the daily fire updates. The Ra 6 Ada Co Claremont Fire last appeared in an official report on August 21, 2026, 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No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 21, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
6,627 acres
Oct 17, 4:00 AM
+16 acres
was 6,611 acres · Aug 1, 4:00 PM
Containment
100%
Oct 17, 4:00 AM
+2 percent
was 98% · Aug 3, 5:00 PM
Crew size
23
Oct 17, 4:00 AM
−1
was 24 · Aug 3, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$17.6M
Oct 17, 4:00 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 3 months 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 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

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

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
87°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 7 mph S · 2% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
66°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 7 to 17 mph SE · 21% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
Saturday
85°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 mph SSW · 16% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
54°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 6 to 10 mph NW · 21% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
Sunday
78°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 7 mph WNW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
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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.

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