2024 Idaho wildfires explained

The 2024 Idaho wildfire season is an ongoing series of notable wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Idaho.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than, or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name	County <	-- of origin-->	Acres	Start date	Containment date	Notes	Ref
OTR 31	Ada					Caused by human activity.	[1]
OTR 47	Ada					Caused by human activity.	[2]
Coonskin	Twin Falls, Owyhee					Caused by lightning.	[3]
Soldier	Owyhee					Lightning-caused.	[4]
Billy Creek	Nez Perce				Started along the Idaho/Washington state line.	[5]
Swany	Ada						[6]
MM97 I-84	Elmore						[7]
Bench Lake	Custer				Caused by human activity.	[8]
OTR 136	Ada					Caused by human activity.	[9]
Mary	Owyhee					Lightning-caused.	[10]
Texas	Latah					Caused by human activity.	[11]
Gwen	Latah					Caused by lightning. Firefighting efforts were complicated by dry, dead grass as fuel and steep slopes. 38 homes and 122 outbuildings were destroyed.	[12] [13]
Limepoint	Adams & Latah					8 miles north of Oxbow Dam. Merged with Oxbow Fire.	[14]
Thunder	Lemhi				Lightning-caused.	[15]
Sugar	Owyhee					Lightning-caused.	[16]
Twentymile	Elmore					Lightning-caused.	[17]
Wapiti	Boise & Custer					Caused by lightning.	[18]
Dove	Elmore, Owyhee					Lightning-caused.	[19]
Wolf Creek	Adams & Valley						[20]
Wye	Idaho					Caused by lightning. Was unstaffed due to higher priority fires.	[21]
Ace Butte	Idaho					Lightning-caused.	[22]
Anchor	Idaho					Lightning-caused.	[23]
Cliff Mountain	Adams & Idaho						[24]
Jump	Owyhee					Lightning-caused.	[25]
Bulldog	Boise & Valley					Lightning-caused.	[26]
Dollar	Valley					Lightning-caused.	[27]
Flat	Boise					Lightning-caused.	[28]
Goat	Valley

Notes and References

1. Web site: WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. September 27, 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
2. Web site: WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. September 27, 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
3. Web site: WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. September 27, 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
4. Web site: WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. September 27, 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
5. Web site: 2024-08-01 . Billy Creek Fire . 2024-08-01 . InciWeb . en.
6. Web site: WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. September 27, 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
7. Web site: WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. September 27, 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
8. Web site: 2024-08-01 . Bench Lake Fire . 2024-08-01 . InciWeb . en.
9. Web site: WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date. September 27, 2024 . National Interagency Fire Center.
10. Web site: Mary Fire. September 24, 2024 . Watch Duty.
11. Web site: 2024-08-01 . Texas Fire . 2024-08-01 . Inciweb . en.
12. Web site: 2024-08-03 . Gwen Fire . 2024-08-16 . InciWeb . en.
13. Web site: Gwen Fire . 2024-10-04 . Watch Duty . en.
14. Web site: 2024-08-16 . Limepoint . 2024-08-16 . InciWeb . en.
15. Web site: 2024-08-01 . Thunder Fire . 2024-08-01 . InciWeb . en.
16. Web site: Sugar Fire. September 27, 2024 . Watch Duty.
17. Web site: Twentymile Fire . November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
18. Web site: 2024-08-22 . Wapiti Fire . 2024-08-22 . InciWeb . en.
19. Web site: Dove Fire . November 2, 2024 . Watch Duty . en .
20. Web site: 2024-08-22 . Wolf Creek Fire . 2024-08-22 . InciWeb . en.
21. Web site: 2024-08-13 . Wye Fire . 2024-08-16 . InciWeb . en.
22. Web site: 2024-08-22 . Ace Butte Fire . 2024-09-04 . Watch Duty . en.
23. Web site: 2024-09-04 . Anchor Fire . 2024-09-04 . Watch Duty . en.
24. Web site: 2024-08-01 . Cliff Mountain Fire . 2024-08-01 . InciWeb . en.
25. Web site: 2024-08-22 . Jump Fire . 2024-09-06 . Watch Duty . en.
26. Web site: 2024-08-22 . Middle Fork Complex Fire . 2024-08-22 . InciWeb . en.
27. Web site: 2024-08-22 . Dollar Fire . 2024-08-22 . InciWeb . en.
28. Web site: 2024-08-22 . Flat Fire . 2024-09-04 . Watch Duty . en.