The U.S. government is tracking 26 wildfires in Idaho today. Together they cover about 209K acres (roughly 158,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 11 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 Friday, September 4th at 6:00 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
100% contained
Crooked Fire
Boise County, Idaho
10,006 acres
30% contained
Cascade Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
7,475 acres
50% contained
Flint Fire
Owyhee County, Idaho
6,936 acres
90% contained
Moose Mountain Fire
Clearwater County, Idaho
5,579 acres
8% contained
Upper Smith Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
4,808 acres
42% contained
Grotto Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
3,849 acres
0% contained
Silver Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
2,545 acres
0% contained
Wolf Creek Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
2,280 acres
25% contained
Doublesprings Fire
Custer County, Idaho
1,779 acres
50% contained
Parker Lake Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
1,429 acres
0% contained
Little Weitas Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
872 acres
0% contained
Dudley Fire
Shoshone County, Idaho
800 acres
88% contained
Three Links Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
790 acres
0% contained
Shingle Creek Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
628 acres
95% contained
Scimitar Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
334 acres
0% contained
Cooper Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
310 acres
0% contained
Porcupine Fire
Bonner County, Idaho
180 acres
0% contained
Swamp Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
45 acres
Containment not reported
Border Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
37 acres
83% contained
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.
California
84 fires · 83 not contained · 66K acres
Oregon
80 fires · 47 not contained · 2.9M acres
Montana
43 fires · 39 not contained · 89K acres
Washington
36 fires · 26 not contained · 651K acres
Wisconsin
29 fires · 29 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
29 fires · 22 not contained · 65K acres
Oklahoma
28 fires · 18 not contained · 39K acres
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
Wyoming
12 fires · 10 not contained · 7,948 acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
Utah
10 fires · 6 not contained · 198K acres
Colorado
10 fires · 10 not contained · 163K acres
South Dakota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 3,223 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
Texas
7 fires · 7 not contained · 91K acres
Arizona
7 fires · 7 not contained · 1,181 acres
Michigan
7 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Alaska
4 fires · 4 not contained · 46K acres
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
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