2025 Idaho wildfires

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2025 Idaho wildfires
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Firing operations at Taylor Ranch on the Rush Fire in July 17, 2025.
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The 2025 Idaho wildfires are a series of notable wildfires burning throughout the U.S. state of Idaho.

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Idaho Drought Monitor on August 19, 2025 2025 Idaho Drought Monitor.png
Idaho Drought Monitor on August 19, 2025

While the "fire season" in Idaho varies every year based on fire weather conditions, most wildfires occur from June to September. [1] Fire activities normally increase in July and August because of drier conditions, hotter temperatures, and more lightning strikes from thunderstorms. However, wildfire severity can vary every year based on preseason conditions such as snowpack and the overcrowded growth of vegetation and dying trees. [2]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

NameCountyAcresStart dateContainment date [a] NotesRef
Twin Butte Owyhee 2,600May 28May 29Human-caused. Burned about 25 miles (40 km) south of Glenns Ferry. [4] [5]
Ashlock Payette 1,289May 29May 29Burned on Bureau of Land Management lands. Many fire agencies responded to the fire. [6] [7]
Dunes Washington 1,060June 3June 4Burned about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) away from Huntington, Oregon. [8] [9]
Garden Creek Bingham 5,418July 1July 3Cause under investigation, but likely human-caused. Evacuations issued by tribal leaders near Fort Hall. [10] [11]
Winter Camp Owyhee 2,000July 1July 1Unknown cause. Burned on Idaho Department of Lands area. [12]
Big Bear Idaho 16,220July 9
90%
Lightning-caused. Burning 59 miles (95 km) northeast of McCall. [13]
Rush Valley 7,908July 10
90%
Lightning-caused. Burning in Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness. [14]
Grassy Fremont 2,018July 11July 13Undetermined cause. Burned 7 miles (11 km) north of Saint Anthony. [15]
Tindall Owyhee 1,697July 15July 16Undetermined cause. Burning 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Mountain Home. [16]
Buckboard Oneida 1,698July 15July 18Undetermined cause. Burned on BLM lands. [17] [18]
Mm 64 I84 Ada 8,902July 19July 20Affected Interstate 84. Evacuations were "recommended" for nearby residents. Destroyed one outbuilding. Burned 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Boise. [19]
Blackstone Owyhee 21,896July 29August 6Lightning-caused. Burned 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Bruneau. [20]
Elkhorn Custer 1,356July 29
0%
Lightning-caused. Burning 45 miles (72 km) east of Challis. [21]
Lightning Creek Bonner 2,525July 30
25%
Lightning-caused. Burning 7 miles (11 km) east of Hope. [22]
Range Ada 26,922July 31August 2Evacuations were ordered in South Pleasant Valley Road and West Thompson Road. [23]
Striker Owyhee 6,000July 31August 1Lightning-caused. Burned northeast of Murphy. [24]
Island Creek Idaho 14,943August 1
5%
Lightning-caused. Burning 14 miles (23 km) north of Elk City. [25] [26]
Rock Valley, Adams 2,796August 13
95%
Consists of several small lightning-caused wildfires in Boise National Forest. [27]
Box Owyhee 4,413August 13August 29Lightning-caused. Burned 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Grandview. [28]
Sunset Bonner 3,183August 13September 2Cause under investigation. Burned near Lake Pend Orielle and destroyed twenty structures, including six houses. [29] [30]
Mire Clearwater, Idaho 1,388August 13
70%
Lightning-caused. Burning 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Lowell. [31]
Hooker Creek Malheur (OR), Owyhee 2,280August 16August 18Unknown cause. Started in Oregon and burned 14 miles (23 km) east of Jordan Valley, Oregon. [32]
East Idaho 2,210August 20
50%
Lightning-caused. Burning 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Powell. [33]
Rhoda Creek Idaho 2,502August 20
0%
Lightning-caused. Burning 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Lowell. [34]
Split Top Blaine 5,447August 23August 24Human-caused. Burned 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Aberdeen. [35] [36]
Walk Idaho 1,050August 23
50%
Lightning-caused. Burning 21 miles (34 km) east of Elk City. [37]
Ulm Creek Shoshone, Sanders (MT) 2,929August 30
10%
Lighting-caused. Burning 16 miles (26 km) north of Prichard. [38]
White Pine Latah 1,045August 31
10%
Unknown cause. Burning 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Harvard. Prompting evacuations and closed White Pine Campground. [39] [40]


2025 Idaho wildfires
Perimeters of 2025 Idaho wildfires (map data)

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Notes

  1. ↑ Containment means that fire crews have established and secured control lines around the fire's perimeter. These lines are artificial barriers, like trenches or cleared vegetation, designed to stop the fire's spread, or natural barriers like rivers. Containment reflects progress in managing the fire but does not necessarily mean the fire is starved of fuel, under control, or put out. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Idaho Wildfire Emissions Estimates". www2.deq.idaho.gov. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Idaho Fire Season: In-Depth Guide". wfca.com. May 21, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ "What containment and other wildfire related terms mean". Los Angeles: KCAL-TV. September 12, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Twin Butte Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Twin Butte - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.registerguard.com. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ashlock Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ Tuttle, Zoe (May 30, 2025). "Idaho agencies work to quickly contain Ashlock Fire". KTVB . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dunes Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Christensen, Garrett (June 4, 2025). "Dunes Fire burning in Washington County Idaho near Farewell Bend 100% contained". elkhornmediagroup.com. Elkhorn Media Group. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Garden Creek - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.petoskeynews.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ "UPDATE: Evacuations lifted for fire on Fort Hall reservation". KPVI-DT . July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Winter Camp - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.thegleaner.com. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Big Bear - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.independentmail.com. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Rush Fire Information". InciWeb . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Grassy - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.freep.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  16. ↑ "TINDALL - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.usatoday.com. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Buckboard - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.shelbystar.com. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ Feelright, Will (July 18, 2025). "Buckboard Fire fully contained near Idaho-Utah border". Cache Valley Daily. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Grass fire on I-84 between Boise and Mountain Home spreads to over 1,000 acres". KBOI-TV . July 19, 2025. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Blackstone Fire". www.mapofire.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Elkhorn - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.dailycommercial.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Hope Fire". www.mapofire.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Range Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  24. ↑ Rodriguez, Richard; Armstrong, Zach (August 1, 2025). "Crews contain the 6,000-acre Striker Fire in Owyhee County". KTVB . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Island Creek - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.savannahnow.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  26. ↑ McNamara, Mazie (September 7, 2025). "Island Creek Fire burning 14,000+ acres north of Elk City". KHQ-TV . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Rock Fire". www.mapofire.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Box Fire Map". fires.cornea.is. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Sunset - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.thedailyjournal.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  30. ↑ Proctor, Cody (August 18, 2025). "Hundreds seek answers at Sunset Fire meeting in Sandpoint Monday night". KREM . Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Mire - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.the-daily-record.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Hooker Creek Fire". www.mapofire.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  33. ↑ "East Fire Map". fires.cornea.is. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Rhoda Creek - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.statesmanjournal.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Split Top - Wildfire and Smoke map". data.ydr.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  36. ↑ "5,000 acre Split Top Fire near Aberdeen contained, cause still under investigation". KIFI-TV . August 25, 2025. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  37. ↑ "Walk - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.usatoday.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Ulm Creek - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.statesmanjournal.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  39. ↑ "White Pine - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.oklahoman.com. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  40. ↑ McNamara, Mazie; Rattner, Mark (September 2, 2025). "Latah County issues 'Go Now' orders as White Pine Fire threatens camps". KHQ-TV . Retrieved September 14, 2025.
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