Cascade Fire
Active
Idaho County, Idaho · Discovered July 17, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 2 days ago · Perimeter mapped 2 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Cascade Fire
The Cascade Fire fire has burned 7,475 acres in Idaho County, Idaho. Crews have reached 80% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 4 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 8 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 33). 4 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 80%
7 days ago · September 19, 2026Containment rose to 70%
11 days ago · September 15, 2026New perimeter mapped at 7,475 acres (national perimeter feed)
14 days ago · September 12, 2026Grew 675 acres in 8 days to 7,475 acres
21 days ago · September 4, 2026Grew 2,230 acres in 45 hours to 6,800 acres
29 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 695 acres in 4 days to 4,570 acres
31 days ago · August 25, 2026Mapped size revised down to 3,875 acres (from 4,100)
35 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 200 acres in 6 days to 4,100 acres
37 days ago · August 19, 2026Grew 852 acres in 2 days to 3,900 acres
43 days ago · August 13, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 3,048 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/19/2026, 2:24:22 PM | 7,475 acres | 80% |
| 9/15/2026, 2:26:07 PM | 7,475 acres | 70% |
| 9/4/2026, 4:58:53 PM | 7,475 acres | 50% |
| 8/27/2026, 5:23:56 PM | 6,800 acres | 50% |
| 8/25/2026, 8:30:52 PM | 4,570 acres | 50% |
| 8/21/2026, 8:42:47 PM | 3,875 acres | 50% |
| 8/19/2026, 11:56:42 PM | 4,100 acres | 50% |
| 8/13/2026, 5:37:09 PM | 3,900 acres | 50% |
| 8/13/2026, 4:22:07 PM | 3,100 acres | 50% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 3,048 acres | 50% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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