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ID fire history

3,537 ID wildfires on record

10,507,390 acres burned across 14 decades. Top 200 perimeters listed below by acres.

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Perimeters
3,537
all years
Acres burned
10,507,390
cumulative
Decades
14
at least 1 perimeter
Largest fire
578,404
Elk Mountain
01 Decade by decade

ID wildfire history, by decade

DecadeFiresAcres
2020s 41 1,496,755
2010s 76 3,418,761
2000s 48 2,464,049
1990s 4 76,163
1980s 10 226,013
1970s 3 96,257
1960s 1 13,512
1940s 1 10,948
1930s 2 29,370
1920s 6 150,492
1910s 1 19,820
1900s 3 106,771
1890s 2 58,902
1870s 2 61,447
02 The fires

Top 200 largest ID fires

Sorted by acres burned. Click any name for the perimeter shape.

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Elk Mountain 2007 BLM 578,404
2 LONG BUTTE 2010 BLM 305,995
3 Mustang Complex 2012 USFS 287,852
4 SODA 2015 BLM 279,112
5 Diamond Pt Complex 2000 USFS 234,315
6 Pioneer 2016 USFS 188,404
7 PADDOCK 2024 BLM 187,185
8 Halstead 2012 USFS 179,309
9 Clear Creek 2000 USFS 164,755
10 Moose 2022 USFS 130,197
11 Sheep 2019 BLM 113,513
12 JEFFERSON 2010 BLM 108,848
13 Rattlesnake 2007 USFS 101,998
14 LAVA 2024 USFS 97,585
15 Woodhead 2020 BLM 96,691
16 Tepee Springs 2015 USFS 96,230
17 Shovel Creek 2021 DL 90,574
18 Badger 2020 BLM 90,143
19 Highline 2017 USFS 89,392
20 CAVE CANYON 2012 USFS 88,943
21 Boundary 2021 USFS 80,817
22 Maloney Creek 2000 USFS 73,724
23 BLACK PINE 2 2007 USFS 72,808
24 BLACK PINE 2 2007 BLM 72,635
25 Red Rock 2024 USFS 71,321
26 Mortar Creek 1979 USFS 68,260
27 Big Hill 2011 BLM 67,082
28 Pot Hole 2019 BLM 67,069
29 Sharps 2018 USFS 64,853
30 1903 1903 USFS 64,084
31 Bruneau 2018 BLM 60,873
32 Red Bluff 2007 USFS 60,864
33 ShowerBath 2007 USFS 59,841
34 Little Pistol 2000 USFS 57,858
35 Lochsa River 1929 USFS 57,592
36 Poe Cabin 2007 BLM 55,677
37 Powerline 2017 BLM 55,529
38 Aperejo 2000 USFS 55,279
39 WEST BASIN 2000 USFS 55,198
40 CHERRY 2006 BLM 54,396
41 Lost Packer 2012 USFS 53,628
42 Golden 1988 USFS 53,389
43 CHIMNEY COMPLEX 2007 BLM 51,309
44 NELLIE 2024 USFS 50,072
45 JACKS 2012 BLM 48,924
46 Powerline 2017 BLM 48,629
47 CASTLE ROCK 2007 USFS 47,484
48 CASTLE ROCK 2007 BLM 47,437
49 RED BRIDGE ROAD 2007 BLM 45,809
50 T-17 Fire 2011 BLM 43,981
51 Dixie 2021 USFS 43,807
52 McGuire 2012 USFS 43,600
53 VALLEY ROAD 2005 USFS 40,838
54 Laidlaw 2016 NPS 39,764
55 CRUTCHER CROSSING 2007 BLM 39,676
56 Blair 2011 BLM 39,564
57 Battleaxe 1988 USFS 39,516
58 1878 1878 USFS 39,163
59 Ross Fork 2022 USFS 37,928
60 Porcupine 2012 USFS 37,439
61 Wash 2015 USFS 36,853
62 GOAT 2024 USFS 36,723
63 SOUTH BARKER 2008 USFS 36,082
64 Shoestring 2017 BLM 35,704
65 Trail Creek 2006 USFS 35,284
66 Mesa 2018 USFS 34,745
67 MESA 2018 BLM 34,701
68 1890 1890 USFS 34,099
69 Unnamed fire 1929 USFS 33,894
70 Crown 2015 USFS 33,509
71 Crooked Creek 1992 USFS 33,466
72 SNAG 2024 USFS 33,438
73 Limepoint 2024 USFS 33,084
74 Butte Fire 1985 USFS 32,909
75 1909 1909 USFS 32,867
76 Saddle Complex 2011 USFS 32,770
77 Bearskin 2017 USFS 30,305
78 CROWBAR 2010 BLM 29,517
79 BEAR DEN BUTTE 2007 BLM 29,477
80 BENWALK 2012 BLM 29,101
81 Falconberry 2003 USFS 27,310
82 CAT 2018 BLM 26,601
83 Hanover 2017 USFS 26,578
84 Elkhorn 2023 USFS 25,980
85 JUMP 2024 BLM 25,742
86 FreemanTrail 1988 USFS 25,253
87 1898 1898 USFS 24,803
88 Hayden 2023 USFS 24,730
89 Salt 2011 USFS 24,501
90 Russell Mountain 2022 USFS 24,142
91 WARM SPRINGS 2007 BLM 23,881
92 MCCAN 2013 USFS 23,393
93 LITTLE QUEENS 2013 USFS 23,290
94 1870 1870 USFS 22,283
95 Snowshoe 2001 USFS 22,279
96 Lodgepole 2013 USFS 21,916
97 Grindstone 2011 BLM 21,604
98 Freeze Out 2012 USFS 21,496
99 Fisher 2015 USFS 21,232
100 Mud Lick 2021 USFS 20,856
101 Winter Camp 2018 BLM 20,654
102 Bridge Fire 1996 USFS 20,419
103 Raft 2013 USFS 20,352
104 Dog 2007 USFS 20,327
105 MooseCreek1 2017 USFS 20,221
106 Palouse 1914 USFS 19,820
107 Clear Sage 2007 USFS 19,361
108 Papoose 2007 USFS 19,336
109 BUCK 2020 USFS 19,300
110 Burnt Flats 2000 USFS 18,921
111 Centennial 2017 BLM 18,660
112 Potato 2006 USFS 18,225
113 GRAYS CREEK 2007 BLM 17,803
114 Cedar 2012 USFS 17,680
115 Birch 2024 USFS 17,631
116 Keithly 2018 USFS 17,614
117 Deer Park 2017 BLM 17,588
118 Unnamed fire 1931 USFS 17,585
119 Weitas Creek 1928 USFS 17,454
120 North Fork 1926 USFS 17,401
121 Windmill 2011 BLM 17,376
122 KELLEY 2013 USFS 17,344
123 Ibex 2017 USFS 16,867
124 RIDGETOP 2012 BLM 16,619
125 Mountain Meadow-North Elk 2006 USFS 16,599
126 Patrol Point 2022 USFS 16,561
127 Kiwah 2018 USFS 16,337
128 Dog Creek 2018 BLM 16,324
129 CLEVELAND 2007 BLM 16,281
130 COW CANYON 2007 BLM 16,270
131 Independence 1979 USFS 16,218
132 Williams Creek 2022 USFS 16,084
133 BLACK BUTTE 2010 BLM 15,899
134 SouthSim 2011 BLM 15,781
135 Logan 2024 USFS 15,673
136 Storm Creek 2021 USFS 15,125
137 Canyon I 2000 USFS 15,110
138 Lone Pine 2017 USFS 15,084
139 Nine Shot 2005 USFS 14,536
140 Porphyry 2020 BLM 14,530
141 NORTH FORK 1988 USFS 14,407
142 BERRY 2024 BLM 14,195
143 Eden 2 2022 BLM 14,098
144 SOUTH INDIAN 2012 BLM 14,097
145 Pettibone 2012 USFS 14,089
146 Tobias 2003 USFS 13,890
147 MULE CREEK 2010 BLM 13,732
148 Four Corners 2022 USFS 13,729
149 Conner 2018 BLM 13,618
150 Corn Creek 1961 USFS 13,512
151 Butts Fire 2000 USFS 13,440
152 Johnson Bar 2014 USFS 13,302
153 Camp Creek 1988 USFS 13,261
154 Footstool 1988 USFS 13,251
155 1924 1924 USFS 13,140
156 WYE 2024 USFS 13,138
157 Double A 2011 BLM 13,118
158 Coonskin 2024 BLM 13,074
159 Garden 2024 USFS 13,036
160 STOUT 2012 BLM 12,768
161 Bear 1987 USFS 12,530
162 ROOSTER ROCK 2010 BLM 12,472
163 ELBA 1996 USFS 12,448
164 BIG DRAW 2010 BLM 12,391
165 Deceitful 2021 USFS 12,372
166 Lynx 2021 USFS 12,320
167 Hidden 2017 USFS 12,261
168 Slims 2003 USFS 12,012
169 Pettibone Creek 2003 USFS 11,833
170 Lean To Ridge 1931 USFS 11,786
171 Ship Island 1979 USFS 11,779
172 Sapp 2003 USFS 11,436
173 BULLDOG 2024 USFS 11,423
174 Boundary 2006 USFS 11,395
175 Shissler 2020 BLM 11,200
176 Bedrock 2021 DL 11,176
177 1929 1929 USFS 11,011
178 Tumbledown 2021 USFS 10,952
179 1949 1949 USFS 10,948
180 DRY FORK 1981 USFS 10,928
181 MONUMENT CANYON 2000 USFS 10,916
182 Norton 2022 USFS 10,789
183 Frenchie 2006 BLM 10,620
184 McCarte Ridge 1988 USFS 10,569
185 Withington 2003 USFS 10,562
186 Union 2011 BLM 10,533
187 Elevenmile 2015 USFS 10,450
188 Hot Spings 2 2011 BLM 10,397
189 Running Lake 2005 USFS 10,307
190 Slide 2015 USFS 10,279
191 SANDY 2007 BLM 10,251
192 SAILOR CREEK 2010 BLM 10,064
193 Flat Top 2019 BLM 10,016
194 Woodtick 2022 USFS 9,833
195 TRAPPER 1992 USFS 9,829
196 1900 1900 USFS 9,821
197 Papoose 2013 USFS 9,511
198 Dismal 2022 USFS 9,501
199 Thunder City 2013 USFS 9,478
200 Horse Butte 2019 BLM 9,442