Idaho Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 1,035 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Idaho, 35 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 578,404 ac; together they cover about 17,074,147 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Idaho
All mapped large fires
Lucky1,582 ac
2007 · perimeter dated October 11, 2017
Arkansas1,496 ac
2007 · perimeter dated July 19, 2007
Horton1,408 ac
2007 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Balanced1,358 ac
2007 · perimeter dated August 4, 2007
German1,338 ac
2007 · perimeter dated September 9, 2007
Hubbard1,190 ac
2007 · perimeter dated August 14, 2007
Ross Fork1,134 ac
2007 · perimeter dated August 24, 2007
Yatahoney1,102 ac
2007 · perimeter dated July 19, 2007
Deep Creek1,051 ac
2007 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Sand Dunes1,012 ac
2007 · perimeter dated July 5, 2007
Crystal219,901 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 10, 2006
Sailor Cap61,910 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 26, 2006
Cherry54,396 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 18, 2006
Rattlesnake46,279 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 12, 2017
Red Mountain35,479 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 11, 2017
Trail Creek35,284 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Black Butte33,380 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Stone 231,568 ac
2006 · perimeter dated December 19, 2018
Stone231,559 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 14, 2006
Cougar28,446 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Owinza26,586 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 8, 2006
Bowen19,482 ac
2006 · perimeter dated December 19, 2018
Bowen19,471 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 19, 2006
Potato18,225 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Mountain Meadow-North Elk16,599 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Rabbit13,055 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 12, 2006
Hwy 46 Mm711,432 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 21, 2006
Boundary11,395 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Frenchie10,620 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 24, 2006
Snowshoe9,699 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 10, 2006
Burnt9,042 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 6, 2006
Burnt9,019 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 6, 2006
Dunce8,933 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Meadow7,220 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Green Acres6,715 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Basin6,083 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 23, 2006
Chubby Spain6,083 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 25, 2006
3 Wells5,498 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 3, 2006
Ditto Rest5,039 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 11, 2006
4 Wd4,986 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 4, 2006
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.