The U.S. government is tracking 25 wildfires in Idaho today. Together they cover about 183K acres (roughly 139,000 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 Sunday, August 16th at 2:01 p.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.
Tartar Fire
Washington County, Idaho
158,027 acres
98% contained
Ra 6 Ada Co Claremont Fire
Ada County, Idaho
6,627 acres
100% contained
Cascade Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
3,900 acres
50% contained
Upper Smith Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
3,697 acres
38% contained
Moose Mountain Fire
Clearwater County, Idaho
2,805 acres
7% contained
Lake Channel Fire
Power County, Idaho
2,516 acres
Containment not reported
Doublesprings Fire
Custer County, Idaho
1,779 acres
18% contained
Grotto Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
900 acres
0% contained
Bigfoot Fire
Ada County, Idaho
800 acres
Containment not reported
Shingle Creek Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
628 acres
95% contained
Three Links Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
410 acres
0% contained
Little Weitas Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
400 acres
0% contained
Wolf Creek Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
260 acres
20% contained
Porcupine Fire
Bonner County, Idaho
110 acres
0% contained
Webb Fire
Nez Perce County, Idaho
67 acres
Containment not reported
Blue Gulch Fire
Twin Falls County, Idaho
5 acres
Containment not reported
Crooked Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Shearer Peak Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Custer Fire
Payette County, Idaho
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Tower Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Showing the 20 biggest. Most of the rest are small or brand-new.
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.
Oregon
106 fires · 77 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
82 fires · 75 not contained · 128K acres
Washington
47 fires · 39 not contained · 624K acres
Wisconsin
25 fires · 25 not contained · small fires
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
18 fires · 10 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 14K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
New Mexico
12 fires · 11 not contained · 11K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
7 fires · 7 not contained · 39K acres
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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