Mm115 Hwy 20 Fire (ID)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 12 Miles NE from MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 47
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Behavior
- Active, Flanking, Backing
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning through short grass fuel on private land, the active Mm115 Hwy 20 Fire is located 12 miles northeast of Mountain Home in Elmore County, Idaho. Human-caused and managed by a Type 4 Incident Command, the fire has grown to 1,500 acres with zero containment since starting on August 7, 2026. Current fire behavior includes active, flanking, and backing movement, with six NASA FIRMS heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours to mark its recent spread.
A total of 47 personnel are assigned to suppress the Type 4 incident, which has accumulated $400,000 in costs. This event unfolds within a wider national context where 2,702,782 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 51% below the two-decade average for a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Idaho for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,500 acres — about 6.1 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 2,702,782 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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