Started on Aug 27, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Location
- Lemhi County
- Cause
- Natural
- Complexity
- Type 3 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private land in Lemhi County, Idaho, the active Cherry Fire has grown to 291 acres since its natural ignition on August 27, 2026. Managed as a Type 3 Incident, the fire operates within the region's typical fire season which spans from June to October.
Across the country, 3,126,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 43% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Idaho for 2 days. In total it burned about 291 acres — around 1.2 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,368,499 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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