Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Key facts
Source: NIFCThe story so far
Spanning 1,000 acres in Owyhee County, Idaho, the active Mud Fire is currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management as a Type 4 Incident. Federal land officials are leading the response to the blaze, which ignited on November 12, 2026.
Satellites monitoring the incident have registered 27 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing thermal activity across the footprint. This event occurs within a broader national landscape where 3,513,072 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 36% below the two-decade average for the country, even though local activity persists outside the typical June to October fire season.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Idaho for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,000 acres — about 4.0 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 3,513,072 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 36% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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