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Fires Near Boise, IDUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Boise: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

9
Fires within 100 mi
2 mi
Nearest fire
0
Weather alerts
96
Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Boise, ID

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Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.

There are currently 118 active fires within 300 miles of Boise, ID, including 3 within 25 miles and 9 within 100 miles. 2 of them are inside Boise city limits. The most significant is the Big Grass fire, 87 miles away at 553,972 acres, 35% contained. Wind at the Tartar fire is blowing 11 mph S, roughly toward Boise, ID. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 96).

  • The nearest fire is 2 miles away but mostly contained.
  • Wind at the Tartar fire (77 mi away) is blowing 11 mph S, roughly toward your location.

House pin: Boise, ID. Bold outline: Boise city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
2
size unreported
≤ 25 mi
3
6,627 acres
≤ 50 mi
4
12K acres
≤ 100 mi
9
832K acres
≤ 200 mi
47
1.6M acres
≤ 300 mi
118
3.2M acres

This season vs the last decade

228% of an average year
Burned so far in 202618K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)8.0K acres

So far in 2026, 18K acres have burned within 25 miles of Boise, 228% of the 8.0K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Boise, ID

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Boise

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Big Grass
2026
553,972 acres · 89 mi away
Long Butte
2010
306,113 acres · 78 mi away
Cascade Complex
2007
302,376 acres · 77 mi away
Durkee
2024
294,266 acres · 91 mi away
Soda
2015
285,361 acres · 51 mi away
Clover
2005
192,846 acres · 76 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Idaho

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Idaho Office of Emergency ManagementAlertsState emergency alerts and preparedness.ioem.idaho.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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