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Idaho Wildfires: Live Fire Map

21 active wildfires burning 185,680 acres in Idaho right now. NIFC/IRWIN data.

21
Active fires
186K
Acres
11
Under 50% contained
114
Air quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Current situation in Idaho

Elevated activity
Large fires (1K+)
9
New fires (48h)
1
NWS alerts
0

Idaho currently has 21 active wildfires burning a combined 185,680 acres. 9 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres, and 4 of those are still under 50% containment. The biggest is the Tartar fire in Washington County at 158,027 acres, 89% contained. One new fire has been discovered in the past 48 hours. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 114).

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Bold outline: Idaho boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

69% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026307K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)447K acres

So far in 2026, 307K acres have burned in Idaho, 69% of the 447K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Idaho

Wildfire history in Idaho

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2015
Worst year · 1.2M acres
1,126
Fires / year · average
15K
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
932
Structures destroyed
5
Lives lost
$1.9B
Reported cost

From 2,076 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
8001.6K2014: 990 fires20142015: 1.3K fires2016: 709 fires20162017: 1.6K fires2018: 1.1K fires20182019: 971 fires2020: 960 fires20202021: 1.3K fires2022: 1.1K fires20222023: 903 fires2024: 1.4K fires20242025: 1.5K fires2026: 640 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Idaho averaged 415K acres burned and 1,128 fires per year. That is 18% down in acreage and 0% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.

Largest fires on record in Idaho

  • Murphy Complex20073 structures destroyed652,016 acres
  • Long Butte201012 structures destroyed306,113 acres
  • Cascade Complex20075 structures destroyed302,376 acres
  • East Zone Complex200713 structures destroyed300,022 acres
  • Soda20151 structure destroyed285,361 acres

Emergency resources for Idaho

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Idaho Office of Emergency ManagementAlertsState emergency alerts and preparedness.ioem.idaho.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in Idaho

BoiseCoeur d'AleneIdaho FallsSun Valley

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)