Idaho · Active · 5,831 acres
Moose Mountain Fire, Idaho
5,831
Acres reported
90%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC, the Moose Mountain Fire is listed as active at 5,831 acres, 90% contained, in Clearwater County, Idaho.
No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 15:00 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Sep 4, 2026, 21:13 UTC) covers 5,832 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 30 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Sep 2, 2026, 09:46 UTC).
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Moose Mountain Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 5,831 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jul 30, 2026
- Location
- Clearwater County, Idaho
- Origin point
- 46.7749, -115.2167
- Peak reported size
- 5,832 acres
- Perimeter mapped
- Sep 4, 2026 (28 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Frenchtown, MT
- Plains, MT
- Orofino, ID
- Lolo, MT
- Missoula, MT
Other fires nearby
- East Fork Fire
- Grotto Fire
- Three Links Fire
- Cascade Fire
- Wolf Creek Fire
Moose Mountain Fire timeline
Day by day: the largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 30, 2026, 16:45 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 5,831 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 5,831 acres | −1 | 90% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 90% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 85% |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 70% |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 50% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 40% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 30% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 25% |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 15% |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 10% |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 5,832 acres | 0 | 10% |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 5,832 acres | +253 | 8% |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 5,579 acres | +1,372 | 8% |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 4,207 acres | 0 | 8% |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 4,207 acres | +366 | 8% |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3,841 acres | +134 | 8% |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 3,707 acres | +458 | 7% |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 3,249 acres | +136 | 7% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 3,113 acres | −584 | 7% |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 3,697 acres | +862 | 7% |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 2,835 acres | +30 | 7% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 2,805 acres | 0 | 7% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 2,805 acres | +562 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2,243 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,243 acres | +135 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 2,108 acres | +6 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 2,102 acres | +1,028 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 1,074 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 1,074 acres | +243 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 831 acres | +1 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 830 acres | +172 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 658 acres | −2 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 660 acres | −140 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 800 acres | +150 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 650 acres | +150 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 500 acres | +180 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 320 acres | +220 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 100 acres | +60 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 40 acres | +30 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 10 acres | — | — |
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Moose Mountain Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Moose Mountain Fire?
As of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC, the Moose Mountain Fire is reported at 5,831 acres (peak reported size 5,832 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 15:00 UTC.
Is the Moose Mountain Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 90% contained as of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Moose Mountain Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 46.7749, -115.2167 in Clearwater County, Idaho. Nearest towns: Frenchtown (49 mi E), Plains (50 mi N), Orofino (53 mi W). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Moose Mountain Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
What is the timeline of the Moose Mountain Fire?
The Moose Mountain Fire was first listed in the federal feed Jul 30, 2026, 16:45 UTC (reported discovery date Jul 30, 2026). As of Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC it is still listed at 5,831 acres, 90% contained. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 56 days of archive.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Moose Mountain Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Idaho sources on our Idaho page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Oct 2, 2026, 15:00 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
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This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →