The U.S. government is tracking 11 wildfires in Idaho today. Together they cover about 30K acres (roughly 23,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 7 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Tuesday, October 20th at 5:00 a.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Cascade Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
7,475 acres
100% contained
Moose Mountain Fire
Clearwater County, Idaho
5,832 acres
90% contained
Upper Smith Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
4,848 acres
41% contained
Grotto Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
3,856 acres
100% contained
Wolf Creek Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
2,643 acres
100% contained
Silver Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
2,593 acres
30% contained
Parker Lake Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
1,531 acres
1% contained
Three Links Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
927 acres
100% contained
Nugget Hill Fire
Shoshone County, Idaho
70 acres
Containment not reported
East Fork Fire
Camas County, Idaho
42 acres
Containment not reported
Bingham County Assist 7 Fire
Bingham County, Idaho
10 acres
Containment not reported
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
California
64 fires · 59 not contained · 39K acres
Oregon
35 fires · 31 not contained · 472K acres
Wisconsin
31 fires · 31 not contained · small fires
Washington
26 fires · 17 not contained · 616K acres
Mississippi
12 fires · 5 not contained · 1,488 acres
Montana
12 fires · 7 not contained · 46K acres
Michigan
9 fires · 9 not contained · 1,740 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Colorado
7 fires · 4 not contained · 157K acres
Wyoming
7 fires · 6 not contained · 9,124 acres
Florida
6 fires · 4 not contained · 4,783 acres
Alabama
4 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
3 fires · 1 not contained · 17K acres
Texas
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
3 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Nevada
2 fires · all contained · 34K acres
Georgia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Utah
1 fire · 1 not contained · 4,774 acres
Louisiana
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alaska
1 fire · all contained · 7,339 acres
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