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Multiple Wildfires Active in Regional Areas

Monday, August 3, 2026

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The Upper Smith Fire in Idaho, Salmon Fire in Oregon, Grasshopper Fire in Oregon, and Black Canyon Fire in Utah are active as of August 2, 2026, according to InciWeb.

The Upper Smith Fire, ignited by lightning on July 7, is located 6 miles west of Porthill, Idaho, while the Salmon Fire was discovered after a lightning storm on July 7. The Grasshopper Fire began July 23 near Forest Road 4812 in Oregon, and the Black Canyon Fire, caused by lightning, is 16 miles east of Ephraim, Utah.

All fires remain uncontained, with the Black Canyon Fire at 160 acres and 0% containment as of August 2. Firefighters are managing multiple incidents across the region, though specific containment efforts or resource allocations are not detailed in the public records.

📄 Source: InciWeb — Active Wildfire Incidents — https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incidents/rss.xml

Checked against the public record7 of 11 claims · 64%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Upper Smith Fire in Idaho, Salmon Fire in Oregon, Grasshopper Fire in Oregon, and Black Canyon Fire in Utah are active as of August 2, 2026Not found in the source record — unverified.
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The Upper Smith Fire is located 6 miles west of Porthill, Idaho“The Upper Smith Fire is located within the Smith Creek drainage, approximately 6 miles west of Porthill, Idaho and about 20 miles northwest of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.”
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The Upper Smith Fire was ignited by lightning on July 7“The fire was ignited by lightning on July 7t”
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The Salmon Fire was discovered after a lightning storm on July 7Not found in the source record — unverified.
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The Grasshopper Fire began July 23 near Forest Road 4812 in Oregon“Grasshopper Fire was first reported 7/23/26, follow multiple lightning storms over the forest in the preceding two weeks. It started north of Forest Road 4812 and west of Rocky Butte.  It quickly spread east and”
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The Black Canyon Fire is 16 miles east of Ephraim, Utah“Location: 16 miles east of Ephraim, UT in Black Canyon on the Ferron Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest Cause: LightningSuppression: Gr”
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The Black Canyon Fire was caused by lightning“Cause: LightningSuppression: Gr”
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All fires remain uncontained“null”
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The Black Canyon Fire is at 160 acres“Size: 160 AcresContainment: 0%Location: 16 miles east of Ephraim, UT in Black Canyon on the Ferron Ranger District of the Manti-La Sal National Forest Cause: LightningSuppression: Gr”
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The Black Canyon Fire has 0% containment as of August 2“Containment: 0%”
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Firefighters are managing multiple incidents across the region“Firefighters are working to control several fires in the Spokane area. Crews are on scene and engaged, challenged by critical fire weather and shared resources across these and many”