Moose Mountain Fire
Active
Clearwater County, Idaho · Discovered July 30, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 5 days ago · Perimeter mapped 5 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Moose Mountain Fire
The Moose Mountain Fire fire has burned 5,832 acres in Clearwater County, Idaho. Crews have reached 90% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 3 mph toward the W, with gusts to 7 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 46). 1 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Moose Mountain Fire size over time
38 official size readingsGrew from 1,074 to 5,832 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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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 90%
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Containment rose to 85%
57 days ago · September 14, 2026Containment rose to 70%
58 days ago · September 13, 2026Containment rose to 50%
59 days ago · September 12, 2026Containment rose to 40%
60 days ago · September 11, 2026New perimeter mapped at 5,832 acres (national perimeter feed)
60 days ago · September 11, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Moose Mountain
60 days ago · September 11, 2026Containment rose to 30%
62 days ago · September 9, 2026Containment rose to 25%
64 days ago · September 7, 2026Containment rose to 15%
65 days ago · September 7, 2026Grew 346 acres in 6 days to 5,832 acres
67 days ago · September 4, 2026Grew 145 acres in 24 hours to 5,486 acres
73 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 196 acres in 23 hours to 5,341 acres
74 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 356 acres in 23 hours to 5,145 acres
75 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 198 acres in 24 hours to 4,789 acres
76 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 1,342 acres in 36 hours to 4,591 acres
77 days ago · August 26, 2026Mapped size revised down to 3,249 acres (from 3,841)
78 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 134 acres in 25 hours to 3,841 acres
80 days ago · August 23, 2026Grew 458 acres in 24 hours to 3,707 acres
81 days ago · August 22, 2026Mapped size revised down to 3,249 acres (from 3,697)
82 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 892 acres in 4 days to 3,697 acres
83 days ago · August 19, 2026Grew 562 acres in 48 hours to 2,805 acres
87 days ago · August 16, 2026Grew 141 acres in 27 hours to 2,243 acres
89 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 394 acres in 22 hours to 2,102 acres
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Containment rose to 7%
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Grew 634 acres in 10 hours to 1,708 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 1,074 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Moose Mountain Fire
101 days ago · August 1, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/7/2026, 9:34:05 PM | 5,832 acres | 90% |
| 9/22/2026, 12:33:44 AM | 5,831 acres | 90% |
| 9/15/2026, 10:21:17 PM | 5,832 acres | 90% |
| 9/14/2026, 10:16:05 PM | 5,832 acres | 85% |
| 9/13/2026, 10:55:55 PM | 5,832 acres | 70% |
| 9/12/2026, 10:26:50 PM | 5,832 acres | 50% |
| 9/11/2026, 11:17:25 PM | 5,832 acres | 40% |
| 9/9/2026, 11:56:29 PM | 5,832 acres | 30% |
| 9/7/2026, 11:20:54 PM | 5,832 acres | 25% |
| 9/7/2026, 1:15:53 AM | 5,832 acres | 15% |
| 9/5/2026, 10:42:45 PM | 5,832 acres | 10% |
| 9/4/2026, 11:42:35 PM | 5,832 acres | 8% |
| 9/2/2026, 12:01:26 AM | 5,579 acres | 8% |
| 9/1/2026, 9:31:57 PM | 5,486 acres | 8% |
| 9/1/2026, 12:02:46 AM | 5,487 acres | 8% |
| 8/30/2026, 12:06:36 AM | 5,486 acres | 8% |
| 8/29/2026, 12:29:33 AM | 5,341 acres | 8% |
| 8/28/2026, 1:04:49 AM | 5,145 acres | 8% |
| 8/27/2026, 2:03:48 AM | 4,789 acres | 8% |
| 8/26/2026, 1:38:19 AM | 4,591 acres | 8% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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