Parker Lake Fire
Active
Boundary County, Idaho · Discovered August 23, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 25 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 25 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Parker Lake Fire
The Parker Lake Fire fire has burned 1,531 acres in Boundary County, Idaho. Crews have reached 1% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 14).
Latest official update
August 26, 2026Parker Lake fire was ignited by a lightning strike in the early morning hours of Sunday August 23, 2026.It is located in Long Creek Canyon 20 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, ID of Kootenai River Valley. The status of this fire is unlikely to change until a season-ending weather event occurs.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
New perimeter mapped at 1,531 acres (national perimeter feed)
25 days ago · September 12, 2026Grew 102 acres in 4 days to 1,531 acres
32 days ago · September 5, 2026Grew 120 acres in 3 days to 1,429 acres
36 days ago · September 1, 2026Grew 372 acres in 24 hours to 1,309 acres
39 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 494 acres in 25 hours to 937 acres
40 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 240 acres in 27 hours to 443 acres
41 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 60 acres in about an hour to 203 acres
42 days ago · August 26, 2026Now mapped at 143 acres
42 days ago · August 26, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Parker Lake Fire
42 days ago · August 26, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
45 days ago · August 23, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/2026, 11:04:56 PM | 1,531 acres | 1% |
| 9/5/2026, 10:57:45 PM | 1,531 acres | 0% |
| 9/1/2026, 11:09:34 PM | 1,429 acres | 0% |
| 8/31/2026, 10:49:41 PM | 1,403 acres | 0% |
| 8/30/2026, 12:06:36 AM | 1,309 acres | 0% |
| 8/28/2026, 11:42:13 PM | 937 acres | 0% |
| 8/27/2026, 10:39:29 PM | 443 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 10:44:25 PM | 203 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 7:47:27 PM | 203 acres | - |
| 8/26/2026, 6:45:40 PM | 143 acres | - |
| 8/24/2026, 5:53:35 PM | 6.0 acres | - |
| 8/23/2026, 8:35:11 PM | 0.1 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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