Parker Lake Fire (Idaho)
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Fire (SWIR)
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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
- Boundary County
- Cause
- Natural
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning through federal land in Boundary, Idaho, the active Parker Lake Fire has expanded by approximately 68 acres per day since it started on August 23, 2026. Managed by the USFS, the natural-cause wildfire has scorched a total of 203 acres over its three days of burning.
Satellites are tracking the spread and intensity of the blaze, detecting 10 heat signatures in the vicinity over the past 48 hours.
This incident occurs within a broader national context where 3,068,903 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 44% below the two-decade average for a typical fire season that generally runs from June to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Idaho for 3 days. So far it has affected roughly 203 acres — about 0.8 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 3,068,903 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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