Crooked Fire (ID)
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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
- 15 Miles E from IDAHO CITY, ID
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 178
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Active, Torching, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning in Boise County, Idaho, the active Crooked Fire has expanded at an average daily growth of approximately 125 acres per day since it started on August 18, 2026. Located 15 miles east of Idaho City, the 250-acre human-caused fire is currently burning through timber, specifically litter and understory, under a Type 5 Incident complexity and Type 3 IC management.
Satellites have registered 13 heat detections near the perimeter over the past 48 hours, while firefighters observe active, torching, and flanking fire behavior on the ground. A total of 178 personnel deployed by the USFS are battling the blaze on federal land, with current containment standing at zero percent and costs mounting to $1,000,000.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 2,955,961 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Idaho for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 250 acres — about 1.0 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 2,955,961 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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