The Tartar fire, which began on July 24 in Washington and Idaho, has burned 12,208 acres with 10 percent containment as of the last update. Homes in the affected area face direct fire damage risk while containment efforts continue.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 158,022 acres
- Containment
- 82%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Washington, Idaho), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Washington, Idaho · ≈ 250 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-08 19:30 UTC · ≈ 250 sq mi · snapshot 20 of 20
View the timeline — how the reported area changed
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 158,022 acres ±0 82% contained
- 158,022 acres +4,769 82% contained
- 153,253 acres ±0 66% contained
- 153,253 acres ±0 66% contained
- 153,253 acres +5,835 66% contained
- 147,418 acres ±0 53% contained
- 147,418 acres +9,147 53% contained
- 138,271 acres +30,415 41% contained
Show 20 earlier observations
- 107,856 acres ±0 13% contained
- 107,856 acres +10,713 13% contained
- 97,143 acres ±0 16% contained
- 97,143 acres +81,667 16% contained
- 15,476 acres +3,493 51% contained
- 11,983 acres ±0 65% contained
- 11,983 acres ±0 65% contained
- 11,983 acres ±0 57% contained
- 11,983 acres ±0 57% contained
- 11,983 acres −225 57% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 52% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 25% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 25% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 25% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 25% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 25% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 25% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 15% contained
- 12,208 acres ±0 15% contained
- 12,208 acres 10% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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Latest updates
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Tartar
The Tartar Fire, located approximately 21 miles northwest of Weiser, Idaho, was reported on July 24. The lightning-caused fire is burning in grass, brush and timber across a combination of private, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, and State of Idaho lands.Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the fire on Tuesday, July 28. Due to recent significant fire runs and anticipated growth to the north-northwest, residents and visitors should be aware of changes to public access. Visit these sites for current closure information:Payette National Forest Alerts page- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/payette/alertsBLM-managed lands in Idaho, Public Input and Actions Page - https://www.blm.gov/public-input-actions?region[]=22
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.