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Upper Smith Fire

Upper Smith Fire listed by WFIGS in Boundary County at 4,788 acres.

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Reported size 4,788 acres
Containment 42%
Personnel 142
Discovered Jul 8, 2026 8:29 AM PDT
Source updated Aug 31, 2026 4:24 PM PDT
Location 6 Miles W from Porthill, ID
Cause Natural
Lead agency USFS
Incident identifier 2026-IDIPF-000347
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Current Details

Reported size: 4,788 acres.
Containment: 42%.
Discovered: Jul 8, 2026 8:29 AM PDT.
Updated: Aug 31, 2026 4:24 PM PDT.
Description: 6 Miles W from Porthill, ID.
Jurisdiction: USFS.
Protecting agency: USFS.
Dispatch center: IDCDC.
Fire cause: Natural.
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All Available Fire Data72 source fields shown in readable form
OBJECTID
572227
Source OID
43297342
ABCDMisc
EKS5
ADSPermission State
ICS209
Created By System
wildcade
Incident Size
4,788
Discovery Acres
1
Dispatch Center ID
IDCDC
Estimated Cost To Date
Sep 1, 6806 6:29 AM PDT
Fire Behavior General
Moderate
Fire Behavior General1
Single Tree Torching
Fire Behavior General2
Flanking
Fire Behavior General3
Backing
Fire Cause
Natural
Fire Code
STH9
Fire Discovery Date Time
Jul 8, 2026 8:29 AM PDT
Fire Strategy Confine Percent
0
Fire Strategy Full Supp Percent
100
Fire Strategy Monitor Percent
0
Fire Strategy Point Zone Percent
0
FSJob Code
P1
FSOverride Code
0104
GACC
NRCC
ICS209 Report Date Time
Aug 31, 2026 4:24 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period From
Aug 30, 2026 12:00 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period To
Aug 31, 2026 1:45 PM PDT
ICS209 Report Status
U
Incident Management Organization
Type 3 Team
Incident Name
Upper Smith
Incident Short Description
6 Miles W from Porthill, ID
Incident Type Category
WF
Incident Type Kind
FI
Initial Latitude
48.9265
Initial Longitude
-116.602167
Irwin ID
{AA3DF707-B3F6-41B8-A5FF-BF502A918FFC}
Is Fire Code Requested
0
Is FSAssisted
1
Is Multi Jurisdictional
0
Is Reimbursable
0
Is Trespass
0
Is Unified Command
0
Local Incident Identifier
000347
Modified By System
ics209
Percent Contained
42
Percent Perimeter To Be Contained
100
POOCity
Bonners Ferry
POOCounty
Boundary
POODispatch Center ID
IDCDC
POOFips
16021
POOJurisdictional Agency
USFS
POOJurisdictional Unit
IDIPF
POOLandowner Category
USFS
POOLandowner Kind
Federal
POOPredictive Service Area ID
NR01
POOProtecting Agency
USFS
POOProtecting Unit
IDIPF
POOState
US-ID
Primary Fuel Model
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Secondary Fuel Model
Medium Logging Slash
Total Incident Personnel
142
Unique Fire Identifier
2026-IDIPF-000347
WFDSSDecision Status
Approved Decision
Estimated Final Cost
40,000,000
Organizational Assessment
Type 3 Team
Strategic Decision Publish Date
Aug 29, 2026 6:30 PM PDT
Created On Date Time Dt
Jul 8, 2026 11:11 AM PDT
Modified On Date Time Dt
Aug 31, 2026 4:24 PM PDT
Active Fire Candidate
1
Is Cpx Child
0
Source Global ID
{77205B27-B8E3-4E5F-9413-7334C5F01DE7}
Global ID
13295556-6270-4ed7-aa9b-f817b37fd2b6
Incident Complexity Level
Type 3 Incident