Inactive

Tartar

Washington, ID · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 158,027 acres in Washington before dropping off the national incident feed.

158,027

Acres Burned

109

Days Burning

Jul 24, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%

Aug 6 / 147,418 acresOct 3 / 158,027 acres

Public Lands Nearby

8 public land units within 75 miles

Mount Howard-East Peak National Natural Landmark

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Monument / OR

49 mi

Eagle Cap Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

50.7 mi

Whitman National Forest

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National Forest / OR

51.2 mi

Monument Rock Wilderness

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Wilderness / OR

62.2 mi

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife Refuge / ID

65.9 mi

Wallowa National Forest

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National Forest / OR

67.1 mi

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / OR

68.5 mi

Hells Canyon Wilderness

Wilderness / OR

68.9 mi

Situation Updates

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

Tartar update: 158,027 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data

Sep 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the Tartar containment moved from 98% to 100%.

IRWIN

Tartar update: 158,027 acres, 98% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Tartar containment moved from 93% to 98%.

IRWIN

Tartar Update for August 12, 2026 08-12-2026

Incident team

Aug 12

Tartar Fire is Handed to Local Agencies for Closeout Daily Update: August 12, 2026 Acres : 158,027 Containment : 93% Contained Location : Washington County, ID Personnel: 353 Cause:  Undetermined Start Date : July 24, 2026 Fuels : Tall grass, brush and timber Resources : 9 crews | 32 engines | 5 helicopters | 8 water tenders | 8 dozers Highlights: Fire containment increased yesterday while the tot...

InciWeb

Tartar update: 158,027 acres, 93% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Tartar containment moved from 89% to 93%.

IRWIN

Tartar Update for August 11, 2026 08-11-2026

Incident team

Aug 11

Firefighters Increase Mop Up Depth around the Fire Line Daily Update: August 11, 2026 Acres : 158,027 Containment : 89% Contained Location : Washington County, ID Personnel: 459 Start Date : July 24, 2026 Cause:  Undetermined Fuels : Tall grass, brush and timber Resources : 5 crews | 31 engines | 3 helicopters | 9 water tenders | 2 dozers Highlights: Fire acreage held steady for a second day while...

InciWeb

Tartar Update for August 10, 2026 08-10-2026

Incident team

Aug 10

Firefighters Help Ranchers Extinguish Hotspots and Mop Up Daily Update: August 10, 2026 Acres : 158,027 Containment : 87% Contained Cause:  Undetermined Location : Washington County, ID Personnel: 616 Start Date : July 24, 2026 Fuels : Tall grass, brush and timber Resources : 9 crews | 32 engines | 5 helicopters | 8 water tenders | 8 dozers Highlights: Fire activity on the north and northeast port...

InciWeb

Tartar mapped at 158,027 acres, 89% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 10

Interagency perimeter data shows the Tartar at 158,027 acres, 89% contained.

IRWIN

Tartar mapped at 158,027 acres, 87% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 9

Interagency perimeter data shows the Tartar at 158,027 acres, 87% contained.

IRWIN

Tartar mapped at 158,022 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 8

Interagency perimeter data shows the Tartar at 158,022 acres, 82% contained.

IRWIN

Tartar mapped at 153,253 acres, 66% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Tartar at 153,253 acres, 66% contained.

IRWIN

Tartar Fire Updated Forest Service Closure 08-06-2026

Closure

Aug 6

The Described Closure Area is located within the Weiser District, Payette National Forest, Boise Meridian, Washington County, Idaho. The Described Area is all NFS Lands within the following boundary: Beginning at the junction of NFS Road 009 and the Payette National Forest administrative boundary in Section 4, Township 13 North, Range 5 West. Continuing north along the Payette National Forest admi...

InciWeb

Tartar mapped at 147,418 acres, 53% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Tartar at 147,418 acres, 53% contained.

IRWIN

Tartar mapped at 138,271 acres, 41% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the Tartar at 138,271 acres, 41% contained.

IRWIN

Tartar mapped at 107,856 acres, 13% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the Tartar at 107,856 acres, 13% contained.

IRWIN

Tartar mapped at 97,143 acres, 16% contained

Perimeter data

Aug 3

Interagency perimeter data shows the Tartar at 97,143 acres, 16% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 24Now

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: db5448a6-fcac-4041-a817-6f8198161dba

Important

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