Porcupine Fire
Active
Bonner County, Idaho · Discovered July 25, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 17 days ago
Porcupine Fire
The Porcupine Fire fire has burned 177 acres in Bonner 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 38). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
July 31, 2026The Porcupine Fire reached 100% containment on September 8, 2026. This incident page will remain active through the weekend. The Porcupine Fire was discovered on the evening of July 24th and is believed to have been a holdover fire from a previous lightning storm. Located approximately two miles east of Porcupine Lake, the fire burned in steep terrain with cliffs, rock screes, and subalpine fir. Initial attack firefighters were inserted into the area by helicopter. It took them nearly two days to open an access route through heavy brush and downed timber. With support from scoopers and…
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Firefighting aircraft on scene
42 hours ago · September 24, 2026Containment rose to 100%
17 days ago · September 8, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
17 days ago · September 8, 2026New perimeter mapped at 175 acres (national perimeter feed)
26 days ago · August 31, 2026Grew 25 acres in 23 hours to 175 acres
28 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 20 acres in 6 days to 150 acres
29 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 22 acres in 10 days to 130 acres
35 days ago · August 21, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 108 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026Official update: IDIPF Porcupine Fire
57 days ago · July 31, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2026, 11:26:27 PM | 177 acres | 100% |
| 8/31/2026, 12:16:42 AM | 180 acres | 0% |
| 8/28/2026, 10:10:31 PM | 175 acres | 0% |
| 8/27/2026, 11:33:44 PM | 150 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 11:19:30 PM | 145 acres | 0% |
| 8/26/2026, 1:21:45 AM | 135 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 11:41:43 PM | 130 acres | 0% |
| 8/18/2026, 11:27:39 PM | 127 acres | 0% |
| 8/18/2026, 12:03:03 AM | 115 acres | 0% |
| 8/12/2026, 12:05:36 AM | 110 acres | 0% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 108 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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