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Upper Smith

Boundary, ID · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 4,848 acres in Boundary before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

4,848

Acres Burned

125

Days Burning

Jul 8, 2026

Discovered

1d ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 7 / 2,614 acresNov 10 / 4,848 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

8 public land units within 75 miles

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ID

17.3 mi

SE

Salmo-Priest Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

23.4 mi

W

Kaniksu National Forest

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National Forest / ID

23.8 mi

S

Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / WA

55.5 mi

SW

Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / WA

57.6 mi

SW

Kootenai National Forest

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National Forest / MT

58.3 mi

SE

Colville National Forest

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National Forest / WA

63.9 mi

W

Cabinet Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

65.5 mi

SE

Situation Updates

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

Upper Smith update: 4,848 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upper Smith containment moved from 41% to 100%.

IRWIN

Trail 16 closure on the Upper Smith Fire 09-30-2026

Closure
Sep 30

PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (b), the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) Canyon Creek NRT in the Bonners Ferry Ranger District, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A "Trail": 1. Being on the trail. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55 (a). EXEMPTIONS Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. §...

InciWeb

Upper Smith update: 4,848 acres, 41% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upper Smith grew 40 acres to 4,848 and containment moved from 42% to 41%.

IRWIN

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, and Border fires Daily Update 09-05-2026

Incident team
Sep 5

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, & Border Idaho Panhandle National Forests Phone : 208-557-8813 | Email: 2026.uppersmith@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idipf-upper-smith-fire September 5, 2026 Northern Idaho Blue Team – Incident Commander Bryce Barth, Scott Drake (T ) Location:  20 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, ID Upper Smith   Start Date:   7/08/2026   | Containment:  ...

InciWeb

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, and Border fires Daily Update 09-03-2026

Incident team
Sep 3

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, & Border Idaho Panhandle National Forests Phone: 208-295-5495 (8 am – 8 pm) | Email: 2026.uppersmith@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idipf-upper-smith-fire September 3, 2026 Northern Idaho Blue Team – Incident Commander Bryce Barth, Scott Drake (T) Location : 20 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, ID Upper Smith  Start Date: 7/08/2026 | Contain...

InciWeb

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

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, and Border fires Daily Update 09-02-2026

Incident team
Sep 2

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, & Border Idaho Panhandle National Forests Phone : 208-295-5495 (8 am – 8 pm) | Email: 2026.uppersmith@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idipf-upper-smith-fire September 2, 2026 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Northern Idaho Blue Team – Incident Commande...

InciWeb

Upper Smith update: 4,808 acres, 42% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upper Smith grew 20 acres to 4,808.

IRWIN

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, Border fires Daily Update 09-01-2026

Incident team
Sep 1

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, & Border Idaho Panhandle National Forests Phone : 208-295-5495 (8 am – 8 pm) | Email: 2026.uppersmith@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idipf-upper-smith-fire September 1, 2026 Northern Idaho Blue Team – Incident Commander Bryce Barth, Scott Drake (T ) Location: 20 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, ID Upper Smith Start Date: 7/8/2026 | Containm...

InciWeb

Upper Smith update: 4,788 acres, 42% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 1

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upper Smith grew 87 acres to 4,788.

IRWIN

Upper Smith Fire, Parker Lake Fire, Border Fire 08-31-2026

Incident team
Aug 31

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, & Border Idaho Panhandle National Forests Phone : 208-295-5495 (8 am – 8 pm) | Email: 2026.uppersmith@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idipf-upper-smith-fire August 31, 2026 Northern Idaho Blue Team – Incident Commander Bryce Barth, Scott Drake (T ) Location: 20 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, ID Upper Smith Start Date: 7/08/2026 | Containme...

InciWeb

Upper Smith update: 4,701 acres, 42% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upper Smith containment moved from 36% to 42%.

IRWIN

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, Border fires Daily Update 08-30-2026

Incident team
Aug 30

Upper Smith, Parker Lake, & Border Idaho Panhandle National Forests Phone : 208-295-5495 (8 am – 8 pm) | Email: 2026.uppersmith@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idipf-upper-smith-fire August 30, 2026 Northern Idaho Blue Team – Incident Commander Bryce Barth, Scott Drake (T ) Location: 20 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, ID Upper Smith Start Date: 7/8/2026 | Containmen...

InciWeb

Upper Smith update: 4,701 acres, 36% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the Upper Smith grew 34 acres to 4,701.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 8Now

125 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: aa3df707-b3f6-41b8-a5ff-bf502a918ffc

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