WILDFIRE10,081 ACRES

Crooked Fire, Idaho

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Map: Crooked Fire, Idaho

The Crooked Fire burned in Boise County, Idaho, about 15 miles (24 km) east of IDAHO CITY, Idaho. NASA began tracking it on August 18, 2026. Its latest size is 10,081 acres (4,080 hectares, 41 km²), about 69 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 7,637 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after August 18.

Size10,081 acres
Hectares4,080 ha
Area40.8 km² · 15.8 mi²
Contained100%
Personnel53
CauseHuman
DiscoveredAug 18, 2026
Tracked sinceAug 18, 2026
Tracked for1 day
Location43.83°N 115.59°W
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Containment and crews

According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 53 firefighters and support staff assigned.

Its cause is listed as human.

Fire behavior reported: minimal.

It was fully contained on September 19, 2026.

The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.

Seen from space

Satellite picture, When tracking began · August 18, 2026
When tracking began · August 18, 2026
Satellite picture, Latest · September 19, 2026
Latest · September 19, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.

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