Started on Jul 17, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
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 84 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 3,388,378 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 38% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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