Little Weitas Fire
Active
Idaho County, Idaho · Discovered July 25, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 4 days ago
Little Weitas Fire
The Little Weitas Fire fire has burned 872 acres in Idaho County, Idaho. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 41).
Latest official update
August 18, 2026The Little Weitas Fire is currently located 3 miles Northeast of Weitas Butte and burning in steep rugged terrain with very limited access for fire personnel.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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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 100%
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
4 days ago · October 2, 2026Grew 505 acres in 5 days to 872 acres
41 days ago · August 26, 2026Mapped size revised down to 367 acres (from 740)
46 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 340 acres in 5 days to 740 acres
47 days ago · August 21, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Little Weitas
49 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 340 acres in 4 days to 400 acres
52 days ago · August 15, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 60 acres
56 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/2/2026, 4:29:19 PM | 872 acres | 100% |
| 8/26/2026, 10:49:14 PM | 872 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 8:42:47 PM | 367 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 12:02:24 AM | 740 acres | 0% |
| 8/15/2026, 3:29:03 PM | 400 acres | 0% |
| 8/15/2026, 3:24:07 PM | 60 acres | 0% |
| 8/15/2026, 3:19:03 PM | 400 acres | 0% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 60 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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