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Selway Wilderness Fires Containment Rises

Thursday, September 17, 2026

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The Selway Wilderness Fires, including the Cascade, Grotto, Three Links, and Wolf Creek fires, saw updated containment rates as of September 10, 2026. The Cascade Fire is now 50% contained at 7,475 acres, while the Grotto Fire is 40% contained at 3,856 acres. The Three Links Fire remains at 0% containment with 927 acres burned, and the Wolf Creek Fire is 25% contained at 2,643 acres.

All fires are lightning-caused and located in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness near the Selway River corridor. No evacuations or immediate threats to Okanogan–Omak residents are mentioned in the source material, though the fires are in Idaho, not Washington.

The Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests are managing the incident. Firefighters are working to contain the fires, with no additional personnel or resource requests noted in the report.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idncf-selway-wilderness-fires

Checked against the public record14 of 19 claims · 74%

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

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The Selway Wilderness Fires, including the Cascade, Grotto, Three Links, and Wolf Creek fires, saw updated containment rates as of September 10, 2026“null”
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The Cascade Fire is now 50% contained“Cascade: 7,475 Acres, 50% Contained, 2 Personnel”
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The Cascade Fire is 7,475 acres“Cascade: 7,475 Acres, 50% Contained, 2 Personnel”
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The Grotto Fire is 40% contained“Grotto: 3,856 Acres, 40% Contained, 2 Personnel”
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The Grotto Fire is 3,856 acres“Grotto: 3,856 Acres, 40% Contained, 2 Personnel”
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The Three Links Fire remains at 0% containment“Three Links: 927 Acres, 0% Contained”
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The Three Links Fire is 927 acres burned“Three Links: 927 Acres, 0% Contained”
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The Wolf Creek Fire is 25% contained“Wolf Creek: 2,643 Acres, 25% Contained”
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The Wolf Creek Fire is 2,643 acres“Wolf Creek Fire: 2,643 Acres, 40% Contained”
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All fires are lightning-caused“The Selway Wilderness Fires consist of the Cascade, Wolf Creek, Three Links, and Grotto Fires. All were lightning-caused and burning near or along the Selway River corridor in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.”
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All fires are located in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness“The Selway Wilderness Fires consist of the Cascade, Wolf Creek, Three Links, and Grotto Fires. All were lightning-caused and burning near or along the Selway River corridor in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.”
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All fires are near the Selway River corridor“The Selway Wilderness Fires consist of the Cascade, Wolf Creek, Three Links, and Grotto Fires. All were lightning-caused and burning near or along the Selway River corridor in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.”
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No evacuations are mentioned in the source material“There are no current closures associated with this fire, however In recent burned areas, hazards persist including falling trees, rolling logs and rocks, and holes from burned out stumps.”
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No immediate threats to Okanogan–Omak residents are mentioned in the source material“null”
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The fires are in Idaho“Location 22 miles East of Lowell, Idaho”
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The fires are not in Washington“null”
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The Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests are managing the incident“Incident Commander USFS, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, Moose Creek Ranger District Moose Creek Ranger District Duty Officer - Trent Sohr”
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Firefighters are working to contain the fires“null”
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No additional personnel or resource requests are noted in the report“null”