The Lightning Creek Fire was reported late Wednesday night, 30 July, up the Lightning Creek drainage approximately 8 miles east-northeast of Hope, ID.
August 5, 2025: 79 Total Personnel; 3 Engines; 1 Water Tender; 2 Excavators; 1 Feller Buncher; 3 Falling Modules; Hand Crew and Hotshots A new area closure is in place that replaces the previous road closure. Good progress has been made in reinforcing the Lightning Creek Rd to be used as containment line. A spot fire across the west side of Lightning Creek was quickly staffed and is holding at a quarter of an acre.
The fire is 2121.3 acres per the perimeter uploaded to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), which is visible on the Watch Duty map under the Active Fire Perimeters map layer.