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
Incediary Creek1,238 ac
2013 · perimeter dated October 2, 2013
Bonjour1,175 ac
2013 · perimeter dated August 1, 2013
Leggit1,150 ac
2013 · perimeter dated August 27, 2013
Mabey1,143 ac
2013 · perimeter dated August 6, 2013
Hilltop1,064 ac
2013 · perimeter dated August 7, 2013
Dietrich Butte1,060 ac
2013 · perimeter dated August 22, 2013
Mustang Complex287,852 ac
2012 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Kinyon Road210,827 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 15, 2012
Halstead179,309 ac
2012 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Trinity Ridge146,742 ac
2012 · perimeter dated October 11, 2017
Flat Top 2140,723 ac
2012 · perimeter dated August 9, 2012
Cave Canyon88,943 ac
2012 · perimeter dated October 9, 2012
Cave Canyon88,820 ac
2012 · perimeter dated August 13, 2012
Lost Packer53,628 ac
2012 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Jacks48,924 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 11, 2012
Sheep48,868 ac
2012 · perimeter dated October 26, 2012
Sheep48,636 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Mcguire43,600 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Porcupine37,439 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Owinza34,461 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 23, 2012
Benwalk29,101 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 13, 2012
Fern26,016 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Cedar Butte Wsa23,043 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 14, 2012
Freeze Out21,496 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Sid Crossing20,757 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 27, 2012
Cedar17,680 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Ridgetop16,619 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 29, 2012
Wesley16,418 ac
2012 · perimeter dated September 13, 2019
South Indian14,097 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 14, 2012
Pettibone14,089 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Shale Butte13,823 ac
2012 · perimeter dated August 16, 2012
Stout12,768 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 13, 2012
Con Shea8,907 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 14, 2012
Midway8,432 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 12, 2012
Merino7,938 ac
2012 · perimeter dated January 2, 2014
Laidlaw7,920 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 9, 2012
Cox'S Well7,794 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 11, 2012
Ditch7,699 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Bleak7,379 ac
2012 · perimeter dated June 2, 2022
Trapper Cabin6,548 ac
2012 · perimeter dated July 13, 2012
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.