Wagon Fire (Idaho)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 6 Miles NE from Grasmere, ID
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 29
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Active, Flanking, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Spanning 300 acres of federal land in Owyhee, Idaho, the active Wagon Fire continues to be managed by the Bureau of Land Management as a Type 4 Incident. Sparked naturally on September 1, 2026, the incident unfolds within a regional fire season that typically runs from June to October.
This fire develops against a broader national backdrop where 3,161,746 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Idaho for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 acres — about 1.2 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
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 3,161,746 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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