Cooper Fire (Idaho)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 22 Miles SW from Conner, MT
- Cause
- Natural
- Personnel
- 1
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Moderate, Flanking, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning for eight days across federal timberland in Idaho, the active Cooper Fire has expanded at an average daily growth of approximately 39 acres per day, reaching 310 acres while remaining zero percent contained. Located 22 miles southwest of Conner, Montana, within Idaho County, the natural-cause fire exhibits moderate, flanking, and backing behavior in timber litter and understory fuels.
Satellites have detected six heat signatures near the fire perimeter over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent of the spread. A Type 4 Incident managed by a Type 4 Incident Commander has deployed a lone personnel member under the direction of the USFS, with total accumulated costs reaching $1,000.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader context reveals that 3,169,257 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Idaho for 8 days. So far it has affected roughly 310 acres — about 1.3 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
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 3,169,257 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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