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Tartar Fire Grows in Idaho, Affects Okanogan Area

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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The Tartar Fire, reported July 24, continues to grow in grass, brush, and timber on private, BLM, and US Forest Service lands near Weiser, Idaho.

Residents in Okanogan–Omak should monitor public access updates for Payette National Forest and BLM lands in Idaho. The fire is managed by the Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3, which assumed command July 28.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/idbod-tartar

Checked against the public record6 of 8 claims · 75%

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

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The Tartar Fire was reported on July 24“The Tartar Fire, located approximately 21 miles northwest of Weiser, Idaho, was reported on July 24.”
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The Tartar Fire continues to grow in grass, brush, and timber“The Tartar Fire, located approximately 21 miles northwest of Weiser, Idaho, was reported on July 24. The lightning-caused fire is burning in grass, brush and timber across a combination of private, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, and State of Idaho lands.”
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The Tartar Fire is on private, BLM, and US Forest Service lands“The Tartar Fire, located approximately 21 miles northwest of Weiser, Idaho, was reported on July 24. The lightning-caused fire is burning in grass, brush and timber across a combination of private, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, and State of Idaho lands.”
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The Tartar Fire is near Weiser, Idaho“The Tartar Fire, located approximately 21 miles northwest of Weiser, Idaho, was reported on July 24.”
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Residents in Okanogan–Omak should monitor public access updates for Payette National Forest“null”
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Residents in Okanogan–Omak should monitor public access updates for BLM lands in Idaho“null”
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The Tartar Fire is managed by the Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3“Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the fire on Tuesday, July 28.”
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The Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3 assumed command on July 28“Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the fire on Tuesday, July 28.”