Started on Jul 6, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
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Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Quick facts
- Location
- 1 miles northeast of BOISE, ID
- Cause
- Human
- People working on it
- 23 people
- Complexity
- Type 3 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
- What's burning
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- How it's behaving
- MinimalCreeping — Moves slowly, hugging the ground.Smoldering — Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.Spotting — Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Glossary: what each term means
Barely moving. Low, thin smoke.
Burning without flame, in the ground or in roots. Can flare up days later.
Moves slowly, hugging the ground.
Spreads with low, steady flames.
Spreading evenly and steadily, with visible flame.
Fast and unpredictable.
Runs along the ground much faster than a person walks.
Grows along the sides, not head-on.
Moves against the wind or downhill, which makes it slower.
Climbs into the treetops and jumps crown to crown. It can't be attacked from the ground.
Climbs into the crowns in bursts and drops back down.
Whole trees flaring up like torches.
Single scattered trees flaring up whole, like torches.
Whole clumps of trees flaring at once.
Wind carries embers through the air and starts new fires ahead of the front: that is how a fire jumps a road or a firebreak.
The wind pushes it in long runs in one direction.
The ones marked ● are the behaviors that make a fire harder to stop. They are not a warning or an instruction: they are the description written by the agency in charge. For decisions, always follow your emergency services.
Burning for 35 days across private land near Boise, Idaho, the human-caused Ra 6 Ada Co Claremont Fire has grown at an approximate rate of 189 acres per day, ultimately reaching a total size of 6,627 acres. Situated one mile northeast of Boise in Ada County, the incident has been managed as a Type 3 Incident by a Type 3 Incident Commander with the support of 23 personnel.
Fire behavior on the landscape is currently characterized as minimal, creeping, smoldering, and spotting within short grass fuels standing one foot tall. Despite these active elements on the ground, firefighting efforts have successfully brought the incident to 100 percent containment at a total cost of $17,588,034.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. On a broader scale, the wildfire contributes to a national total of 2,761,076 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 50 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Idaho for 53 days. In total it burned about 6,627 acres — around 27 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 3,243,965 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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