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Cow Canyon Fire (Idaho)

Ended · 1,300 acres · started 2026-07-12 · updated 2026-07-12

Cow Canyon Fire (Idaho) — Sentinel-2 true color Cow Canyon Fire (Idaho) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 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
Cassia County
Jurisdiction
DL · State land

The Cow Canyon Fire, currently active in Cassia County, Idaho, has burned 1,300 acres since it began on July 12, 2026. The blaze is situated on state-owned land.

The incident is being managed by the Department of Lands.

In context

This wildfire burned in Idaho for 31 days. In total it burned about 1,300 acres — around 5.3 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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