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Silver Fire (Idaho)

Active · 30% contained · 2,593 acres · started 2026-08-23 · updated 2026-09-08

This fire in numbersDay 18

1,049Hectares2,593Acres18Days burning

Containment30%

Started on Aug 23, 2026. 70% of the perimeter still to contain.

United States todayLive

109Active932Hotspots 48h1.7 MHectares

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Silver Fire (Idaho) — Sentinel-2 true color

Silver Fire (Idaho) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True color Fire (SWIR)

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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Active fires nearby2 · 100 km

27KM NParker Lake Fire1,531 acres · 0% contained 33KM NUpper Smith Fire4,848 acres · 41% contained

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Quick facts

Location: 25 Miles NW from SANDPOINT, ID
Cause: Natural
Personnel: 88
Complexity: Type 4 Incident
Fuel: Closed Timber Litter
Behavior: Minimal, Creeping, Smoldering, Single Tree Torching
Jurisdiction: USFS · Federal land

Burning across federal lands in Boundary County, Idaho, the Silver Fire has now been active for 16 days since starting on August 23, 2026, averaging a growth of approximately 162 acres per day to reach 2,593 acres. Located 25 miles northwest of Sandpoint, current fire behavior on the closed timber litter fuel is characterized as minimal, creeping, smoldering, and involving single tree torching.

A Type 4 incident managed by a Type 3 Incident Commander under the USFS agency, the active wildfire has accumulated $3,561,038 in costs while utilizing 132 personnel to achieve 30 percent containment against a natural cause. This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October, while national figures show 3,186,142 hectares burned so far in 2026, remaining 42% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Idaho for 17 days. So far it has affected roughly 2,593 acres — about 10 km². Crews have contained 30% 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.