Sailor Fire (Idaho)
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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
- Elmore County
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
The Sailor Fire, currently active on federal land managed by the BLM in Elmore County, Idaho, has scorched 1,230 acres since igniting on July 17, 2026.
In context
This wildfire burned in Idaho for 25 days. In total it burned about 1,230 acres — around 5.0 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 3,150,304 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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