Started on Aug 15, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Location
- Ada County
- Complexity
- Type 4 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning across federal lands managed by the BLM, the Bigfoot Fire in Ada County, Idaho, is currently active as a Type 4 Incident. The fire has grown to 800 acres since it was first reported on August 15, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Meanwhile, broader wildfire activity across the country has reached 2,909,844 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 47% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Idaho for 2 days. In total it burned about 800 acres — around 3.2 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,304,390 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 40% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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