The U.S. government is tracking 21 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 Wednesday, September 9th at 11:00 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.
Tartar Fire
Washington County, Idaho
158,027 acres
100% contained
Crooked Fire
Boise County, Idaho
10,084 acres
68% 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
5,832 acres
25% contained
Upper Smith Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
4,848 acres
41% contained
Grotto Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
3,856 acres
0% contained
Wolf Creek Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
2,643 acres
25% contained
Silver Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
2,593 acres
30% contained
Doublesprings Fire
Custer County, Idaho
1,779 acres
50% contained
Parker Lake Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
1,531 acres
0% contained
Three Links Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
927 acres
0% contained
Little Weitas Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
872 acres
0% contained
Dudley Fire
Shoshone County, Idaho
800 acres
88% contained
Scimitar Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
334 acres
0% contained
Cooper Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
310 acres
0% contained
Porcupine Fire
Bonner County, Idaho
177 acres
100% contained
Swamp Fire
Idaho County, Idaho
45 acres
Containment not reported
Pyramid Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Clark County Assist 1 Fire
Clark County, Idaho
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Middle Silver Fire
Boundary County, Idaho
under 1 acre
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.
Oregon
75 fires · 45 not contained · 2.8M acres
New Mexico
75 fires · 69 not contained · 70K acres
Washington
58 fires · 49 not contained · 653K acres
California
43 fires · 42 not contained · 66K acres
Oklahoma
35 fires · 23 not contained · 40K acres
Montana
30 fires · 21 not contained · 115K acres
Wisconsin
17 fires · 17 not contained · small fires
South Dakota
15 fires · 12 not contained · 11K acres
Utah
14 fires · 8 not contained · 240K acres
Florida
12 fires · 3 not contained · 58K acres
North Dakota
12 fires · 11 not contained · small fires
Colorado
11 fires · 11 not contained · 163K acres
Arkansas
9 fires · 9 not contained · small fires
Nevada
8 fires · 3 not contained · 145K acres
Minnesota
6 fires · all contained · 75K acres
Alaska
5 fires · 5 not contained · 9,475 acres
Arizona
5 fires · 4 not contained · 1,110 acres
Wyoming
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
3 fires · all contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 94K acres
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Alabama
2 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Maine
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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