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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

East Ant1,320 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 26, 2006
Dome1,260 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 23, 2006
Reynolds Creek1,257 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 5, 2006
Cuddy1,204 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Twin Butte1,190 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Discovery1,166 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 11, 2006
Raft River1,155 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 5, 2006
Marsh Creek1,142 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 6, 2006
Lick Creek1,137 ac
2006 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Impact1,108 ac
2006 · perimeter dated November 21, 2006
Paddy Cake1,072 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 6, 2006
Nichol Pit1,049 ac
2006 · perimeter dated June 13, 2006
Conner1,024 ac
2006 · perimeter dated August 25, 2006
Little South1,012 ac
2006 · perimeter dated July 6, 2006
Clover192,792 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 20, 2005
Rupert47,499 ac
2005 · perimeter dated July 25, 2005
Valley Road40,838 ac
2005 · perimeter dated November 3, 2005
Granite Complex37,845 ac
2005 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Snakeone25,292 ac
2005 · perimeter dated December 31, 2005
Snake One25,275 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Laidlaw Butte24,764 ac
2005 · perimeter dated August 13, 2005
West Fork/Joe Creek24,152 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Round Butte16,888 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 18, 2005
Nine Shot14,537 ac
2005 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Burnt13,259 ac
2005 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Rattlesnake10,680 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 21, 2005
Running Lake10,307 ac
2005 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Brown Dune9,135 ac
2005 · perimeter dated June 15, 2005
South Black8,351 ac
2005 · perimeter dated August 24, 2005
Sawmill8,285 ac
2005 · perimeter dated October 1, 2005
East Star Lake7,274 ac
2005 · perimeter dated August 4, 2005
Bell Rapids 26,970 ac
2005 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Bell Rapids 26,966 ac
2005 · perimeter dated August 31, 2005
Missouri Ridge6,777 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Magic Waters5,847 ac
2005 · perimeter dated June 24, 2005
Bear Creek Wfu5,723 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Blackerby5,218 ac
2005 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Wilson5,169 ac
2005 · perimeter dated September 15, 2005
Blackerby4,976 ac
2005 · perimeter dated August 21, 2005
Stoddard Creek Point4,778 ac
2005 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014

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.