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Porcupine

Bonner, ID · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 177 acres in Bonner before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

177

Acres Burned

109

Days Burning

Jul 25, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 6 / 10 acresSep 23 / 177 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

9 public land units within 75 miles

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21.5 mi

E

Kaniksu National Forest

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28.7 mi

NW

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

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Coeur d'Alene National Forest

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Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge

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58.2 mi

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63.8 mi

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Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

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Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / WA

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W

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Porcupine update: 177 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine was remapped 3 acres lower to 177 and containment moved from 0% to 100%.

IRWIN

Northern Idaho Fire Restrictions Idaho Panhandle National Forests Lifted 09-03-2026

Announcement
Sep 3

Northern Idaho Fire Restrictions Idaho Panhandle National Forests Lifted 09-03-2026

InciWeb

Fire Restrictions Lifted; Community Asked to Stay Fire-Smart 09-03-2026

Announcement
Sep 3

Fire Restrictions Lifted; Community Asked to Stay Fire-Smart (09-03-2026) COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Widespread and abundant precipitation combined with cooler temperatures have lowered fire danger across the panhandle of Idaho, prompting federal, state, and tribal land managers to lift all fire restrictions effective immediately. This decision impacts the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (including l...

InciWeb

Porcupine Fire Daily Upate 08-31-2026

Incident team
Sep 1

Porcupine Fire Idaho Panhandle National Forest Fire Information 208-557-8813 https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/idipf-porcupine-fire August 31, 2026 Location: Two miles east of Porcupine Lake in the Porcupine Creek drainage Start Date: 7/24/2026 Cause: Natural, Lightning Size: 180 acres Containment: 0% KEY MESSAGE: This will be the last update for the Porcupine Fire unless fire activity increases. The f...

InciWeb

Porcupine update: 180 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine grew 5 acres to 180.

IRWIN

Porcupine update: 175 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine grew 25 acres to 175.

IRWIN

Porcupine update: 150 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine grew 5 acres to 150.

IRWIN

Porcupine Fire Update 08-27-2026

Incident team
Aug 27

Porcupine Fire Idaho Panhandle National Forest Fire Information 208-557-8813 https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/idipf-porcupine-fire August 27, 2026 Location: Two miles east of Porcupine Lake in the Porcupine Creek drainage Start Date: 7/24/2026 Cause: Natural, Lightning Size: 145 acres Containment: 0% KEY MESSAGE: The fire is burning in steep rocky terrain with limited access. Firefighting actions duri...

InciWeb

Porcupine update: 145 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine grew 10 acres to 145.

IRWIN

Porcupine update: 135 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine grew 5 acres to 135.

IRWIN

Porcupine update: 130 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 22

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine grew 3 acres to 130.

IRWIN

Red Flag Warning for 8/22/26 08-21-2026

Announcement
Aug 21

Red Flag Warning in effect from 4 pm Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday for thunderstorms for fire weather zone 101.The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 4 PM Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday. Affected Area; Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. Gus...

InciWeb

Porcupine Fire Update 08-21-2026

Incident team
Aug 21

Porcupine Fire Idaho Panhandle National Forest Fire Information 208-557-8813 https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/idipf-porcupine-fire August 21, 2026 Location: Two miles east of Porcupine Lake in the Porcupine Creek drainage Start Date: 7/24/2026 Cause: Natural, Lightning Size: 127 acres Containment: 0% KEY MESSAGE: Steep terrain, rolling debris and limited road access continue to influence suppression o...

InciWeb

Porcupine update: 127 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine grew 12 acres to 127.

IRWIN

Porcupine update: 115 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Porcupine grew 5 acres to 115.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 25Now

109 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 1d2500f1-9401-4668-8eec-82d9181e4193

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