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Tartar Fire

Tartar Fire listed by WFIGS in Washington County at 158,027 acres.

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Reported size 158,027 acres
Containment 98%
Personnel 49
Discovered Jul 24, 2026 9:00 AM PDT
Source updated Aug 31, 2026 4:45 PM PDT
Location 21 Miles NW from Weiser, ID
Cause Natural
Lead agency BLM
Incident identifier 2026-IDBOD-265460
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Reported size: 158,027 acres.
Containment: 98%.
Discovered: Jul 24, 2026 9:00 AM PDT.
Updated: Aug 31, 2026 4:45 PM PDT.
Description: 21 Miles NW from Weiser, ID.
Protecting agency: BLM.
Dispatch center: IDPAC.
Fire cause: Natural.
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All Available Fire Data73 source fields shown in readable form
OBJECTID
578382
Source OID
43303497
ADSPermission State
ICS209
Created By System
wildcade
Incident Size
158,027
Discovery Acres
3
Dispatch Center ID
IDPAC
Estimated Cost To Date
Nov 30, 2499 12:00 AM PST
Fire Behavior General
Minimal
Fire Behavior General1
Smoldering
Fire Behavior General2
Creeping
Fire Behavior General3
Isolated Torching
Fire Cause
Natural
Fire Code
SUWS
Fire Discovery Date Time
Jul 24, 2026 9:00 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
PD
FSOverride Code
1542
GACC
GBCC
ICS209 Report Date Time
Aug 31, 2026 4:45 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period From
Aug 30, 2026 2:15 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period To
Aug 31, 2026 4:30 PM PDT
ICS209 Report Status
U
Incident Management Organization
Type 4 IC
Incident Name
Tartar
Incident Short Description
21 Miles NW from Weiser, ID
Incident Type Category
WF
Incident Type Kind
FI
Initial Latitude
44.542667
Initial Longitude
-117.121667
Irwin ID
{DB5448A6-FCAC-4041-A817-6F8198161DBA}
Is Fire Code Requested
0
Is FSAssisted
1
Is Multi Jurisdictional
0
Is Reimbursable
1
Is Trespass
0
Is Unified Command
0
Local Incident Identifier
265460
Modified By System
ics209
Percent Contained
98
Percent Perimeter To Be Contained
100
POOCity
Weiser
POOCounty
Washington
POODispatch Center ID
IDPAC
POOFips
16087
POOLandowner Category
Private
POOLandowner Kind
Private
POOLegal Desc Principal Meridian
Boise
POOLegal Desc Range
6W
POOLegal Desc Section
17
POOLegal Desc Township
14N
POOPredictive Service Area ID
GB01
POOProtecting Agency
BLM
POOProtecting Unit
IDBOD
POOState
US-ID
Primary Fuel Model
Short Grass (1 foot)
Secondary Fuel Model
Brush (2 feet)
Total Incident Personnel
49
Unique Fire Identifier
2026-IDBOD-265460
WFDSSDecision Status
Pending Decision
Estimated Final Cost
35,000,000
Organizational Assessment
Type 3 Team
Strategic Decision Publish Date
Aug 19, 2026 10:34 AM PDT
Created On Date Time Dt
Jul 24, 2026 10:24 AM PDT
Modified On Date Time Dt
Aug 31, 2026 4:45 PM PDT
Active Fire Candidate
1
Is Cpx Child
0
Source Global ID
{3B0F55E2-86F8-4511-9CE4-3F4713701FE5}
Global ID
deb6c5a0-6f86-44e3-a648-9625b78c56f1
Incident Complexity Level
Type 3 Incident