Moose Mountain Fire (ID)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 27 Miles NE from Pierce, ID
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 94
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Short-range Spotting, Group Torching
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across federal timber land in Clearwater County, Idaho, the Moose Mountain Fire has steadily expanded by an average of roughly 140 acres per day since it started naturally on July 30, 2026. Situated 27 miles northeast of Pierce, the active blaze is currently exhibiting moderate fire behavior, including spotting and torching through litter and understory fuels. Satellites are picking up 10 heat detections near the perimeter over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the incident.
A Type 3 Incident management team consisting of 82 personnel is currently overseeing response efforts for the federal fire, which has reached 2,243 acres with 7 percent containment. Operations to suppress the blaze have accumulated a cost of $1,231,000.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 2,909,844 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 47 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Idaho for 17 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,805 acres — about 11 km². Crews have contained 7% of the perimeter, but most of the fire line is still open.
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 2,909,844 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 47% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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