The Lake Channel fire has burned 2,516 acres in the Power, Idaho area since July 29. Structures in the path of active fire face direct damage from flames and extreme heat.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 2,516 acres
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Power, Idaho), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 2,516 acres ±0
- 2,516 acres ±0
- 2,516 acres
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
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Lake
The Lake Fire was reported on 8/6 around 2 p.m. The fire is located 4 miles SW of Secesh, ID and just south of Burgdorf. The fire is burning near a high-use recreation area.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.