Cow Canyon Fire (Idaho)
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Fire (SWIR)
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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
- 4 Miles SE from Juniper, ID
- Personnel
- 35
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Minimal
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
The Cow Canyon Fire, burning for two days near Juniper, Idaho, has expanded at an average rate of 1,999 acres per day across private land in Oneida County. Satellite data from NASA FIRMS has identified 14 heat signatures within the vicinity over the last 48 hours, signaling ongoing activity despite the fire's current minimal behavior.
Now managed as a Type 3 incident, the 3,998-acre blaze is 96 percent contained. A crew of 35 personnel is currently assigned to the site, where the fire has consumed short grass fuels at a total cost of $500,000 since it began on July 12, 2026.
In context
This wildfire burned in Idaho for 37 days. In total it burned about 3,998 acres — around 16 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 3,068,903 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 44% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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