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Idaho Fire Map: List of Fires Near Me Right Now

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Idaho has a surprisingly large number of active fires right now. The state has 10 fires, numbering 17,963 acres total. Read on for more details on where these fires are, their containment levels, and maps.

You can see a fully interactive map of the fires in Idaho here, as provided by Idaho Fire Info. A map on Idaho.gov’s page does not appear to be updated. But the following map, powered by ESRI, also contains information on the situation in Idaho. Zoom in for more specific details or visit Idaho Fire Info’s map at the link above.

Here’s another map from the Bureau of Land Management:

Here are details on the fires in Idaho as provided by NIFC and other sources.

Berger Butte Fire

This fire in South Idaho is 1,700 acres and 80 percent contained. It’s located 12 miles south of Buhl and seven miles southeast of Castleford. But by Monday night it was listed as contained.

Brown Fire

This fire is being managed by the Department of Defense, as it’s located on the Mountain Home Air Force Base.  It’s 470 acres and 90 percent contained, located 10 miles south of Hammett. It’s expected to be fully contained by tonight, KMVT reported.

East Fork Fire

This fire in South Idaho is 4,000 acres and 0 percent contained (but a more recent map updated on July 16 indicates that it’s 8,595 acres and 0 percent contained.) It’s 33 miles southwest of Twin Falls and 26 miles southwest of Castleford.

East White Fire

This fire is 1,000 acres and 10 percent contained. (But a report from July 15 indicates it may be 5,300 acres and 10 percent contained.) It’s 30 miles southeast of Owyhee.

Garat Fire

This fire is 1,300 acres and 0 percent contained. (But a report from July 15 indicates that it’s 5,000 acres and 0 percent contained.) It’s 20 miles west of Riddle.

Lodgepole Fire

Lodgepole Fire Map

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This fire is 1,600 acres and 25 percent contained. It’s 16 miles northeast of Garden Valley, 14 miles north of Crouch along National Forest System Road 671. Originally a prescribed burn, it was changed to a wildfire in order to allow for more competitive resources to be used to fight the blaze.

MM21 Hwy 22 Fire

This fire reached 685 acres, but it is now 100 percent contained.

Mud Fire

This fire, caused by lightning, grew to 55 acres and was about 12 miles north of Richfield. It was contained by noon Tuesday and is expected to be under control by Thursday evening, KMVT reported.

North Butte Fire

This fire reached 827 acres but is now 100 percent contained.

Otter Fire

This fire is 400 acres and 0 percent contained. It’s six miles east of Riddle.

Red Road Fire

This fire, updated on July 16, is 4,353 acres and 0 percent contained. (It’s unclear if this might be the same as another fire on this list or a different fire.)

Spud Butte Fire

This fire is 4,093 acres and 70 percent contained. It’s nine miles southeast of Carey and was listed as contained by Monday night, and expected to be under control by Wednesday evening, KMVT reported.

West Duck Fire

This fire is 3,000 acres and 0 percent contained. It’s 15 miles southwest of Riddle.

This is a developing story.

Stephanie Dube Dwilson is a sports and entertainment contributor for Heavy covering Texas Longhorns football and Hallmark. More about Stephanie Dube Dwilson

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