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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

Wapiti4,572 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 2, 2018
Bible Back3,455 ac
2018 · perimeter dated November 5, 2018
East White3,245 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 19, 2018
Surprisecreek3,123 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Teapot2,736 ac
2018 · perimeter dated November 12, 2018
Five Cent Fire2,643 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 5, 2018
Rampike2,530 ac
2018 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
North Hegler2,393 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 24, 2018
Otter2,375 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 19, 2018
Mountain Man2,028 ac
2018 · perimeter dated October 9, 2018
Mountain Man2,027 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 19, 2018
Alkie2,011 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 18, 2018
Leone1,639 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 23, 2018
Lodgepole1,617 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 8, 2018
Indian Head1,613 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 18, 2018
Indianhead1,609 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
Idblr-Fy19-Rx-Rainbow1,489 ac
2018 · perimeter dated October 29, 2020
Rock Creek1,293 ac
2018 · perimeter dated July 27, 2018
Goose Rapids1,183 ac
2018 · perimeter dated August 13, 2018
Paddock1,114 ac
2018 · perimeter dated October 2, 2018
8 Mile1,005 ac
2018 · perimeter dated September 26, 2018
Highline89,392 ac
2017 · perimeter dated October 1, 2017
Powerline55,529 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 13, 2017
Mammoth Cave49,912 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 8, 2017
Powerline48,629 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 24, 2017
Powerline48,615 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 15, 2017
Bearskin30,305 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 17, 2017
Hanover26,578 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 17, 2017
Moosecreek120,221 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 17, 2017
Ibex16,867 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 11, 2017
Lone Pine15,084 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 17, 2017
Hidden12,261 ac
2017 · perimeter dated October 19, 2017
Diamond A6,607 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 27, 2017
Bucklakecreek5,136 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 17, 2017
Chute Creek5,107 ac
2017 · perimeter dated September 17, 2017
Rattlesnakepoint4,850 ac
2017 · perimeter dated October 26, 2017
Beet Dump4,582 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 28, 2017
Northforkhughes3,954 ac
2017 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Duncan2,928 ac
2017 · perimeter dated August 11, 2017
Juni2,764 ac
2017 · perimeter dated July 15, 2017

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.