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Shale Butte

Lincoln, ID · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,691 acres in Lincoln before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,691

Acres Burned

80

Days Burning

Aug 22, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 23 / 200 acresOct 17 / 1,691 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

9 public land units within 75 miles

Craters Of The Moon National Monument

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Monument / ID

23.3 mi

NE

Craters of the Moon National Preserve

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NCA / ID

24.1 mi

NE

Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ID

33.5 mi

SE

Craters of the Moon National Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / ID

34.3 mi

NE

Craters of the Moon National Monument

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Monument / ID

34.7 mi

NE

Sawtooth National Forest

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National Forest / ID

34.8 mi

NW

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

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Monument / ID

56.7 mi

W

City of Rocks National Reserve

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NCA / ID

61.5 mi

S

Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness

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Wilderness / ID

72.4 mi

NW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Shale Butte update: 1,691 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shale Butte grew 191 acres to 1,691.

IRWIN

Shale Butte update: 1,500 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shale Butte containment moved from 0% to 40%.

IRWIN

Shale Butte update: 1,500 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shale Butte grew 500 acres to 1,500.

IRWIN

Shale Butte update: 1,000 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the Shale Butte grew 800 acres to 1,000.

IRWIN

Shale Butte mapped at 200 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 23

Interagency perimeter data shows the Shale Butte at 200 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 22Now

80 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: 23c288ae-1d26-43ee-b15e-96a0c172ca8d

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