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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

Elk Mountain · 2007578,404 acElk Mountain · 2007373,001 acLong Butte · 2010305,995 acMustang Complex · 2012287,852 acSoda · 2015279,144 acSoda · 2015279,112 acDiamond Pt Complex · 2000234,315 acFoothills · 1992229,852 acCrystal · 2006219,901 acCox'S Well · 1996219,437 ac

All mapped large fires

Marthas Mud4,564 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 26, 2006
Tailholt4,476 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Rockland4,392 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 15, 2006
Goodtime4,369 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 22, 2006
Trailhead4,252 ac
2006 · perimeter dated November 20, 2006
Cub4,048 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Trout4,032 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Bear Trap3,897 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 8, 2006
Rainbow3,385 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Cold3,371 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 12, 2006
Van Meter3,292 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Sheep Creek3,276 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Old Wind3,264 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 1, 2006
East Roaring3,191 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 11, 2017
Lava2,835 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 30, 2006
Brushy2,772 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Green Canyon2,744 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 20, 2006
Summit2,681 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 11, 2017
Green Canyon2,617 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 20, 2006
Bishop Creek2,612 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Ratcan2,529 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 3, 2006
Sheldon Peak2,390 ac
2006 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Tamarack2,361 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Horse Heaven2,290 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Rabbit2,203 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Burnt2,108 ac
2006 · perimeter dated October 11, 2017
Lightning1,953 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Phoebe 21,908 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Bar Creek1,890 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Big Draw1,762 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 3, 2006
Ola1,740 ac
2006 · perimeter dated December 31, 2006
Dune1,693 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 8, 2006
Nez Perce Trail1,652 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 3, 2006
Sled1,639 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Twin Lakes1,566 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Cinder1,515 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 8, 2006
Lewis1,444 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Slide Creek1,420 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Sixty-Two Ridge1,405 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Guff1,360 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 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.