Burnt Creek Fire is the 2nd-largest wildfire this season in Idaho, burning 44 miles west of Salmon.
Latest update
The Burnt Creek Fire is at 2,665 acres as of September 9. It was detected on August 13 and is located in Burnt Creek within the Big Creek drainage. The fire burned to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. No fire activity has been taking place for a few weeks now. Personal flew into Taylor Ranch to remove and backhaul structure protection equipment, then hike the trail from the Middle Fork up Big Creek to remove fire warning signs. This fire is within the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. A Zone/Point Protection Strategy is being used on this fire and a structure protection plan for values at risk in the area has been implemented.
- For any concerns regarding to rafting along the Middle Fork Salmon River, call the Salmon-Challis National Forest River Desk at 208-481-2625.
Idpaf Burnt Creek Fire Information | InciWeb (wildfire.gov)
For a summary of wildfires burning in the Payette National Forest's part of the Frank Church River of No return Wilderness, visit this Inciweb link.
Burnt Creek Fire Live Perimeter Growth
Burnt Creek Fire Fire Growth History
Fires near Burnt Creek Fire
🔥
Ross Fork Fire 2026
Philipsburg,
Montana,
United States
Started: Apr 7
2 acre
🔥 Ross Fork Fire
First Reported:
2026-04-07 20:57:30 UTC
🔥
West Fork Piles -South Half Rx Fire 2025
Darby,
Montana,
United States
Started: Oct 24
76 acre
🔥 West Fork Piles -South Half Rx Fire
First Reported:
2025-10-24 21:53:00 UTC
🔥
Lake Creek Fire 2025
Sun Valley,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 28
512 acre
89% contained
🔥 Lake Creek Fire
First Reported:
2025-09-28 20:08:00 UTC
🔥
Sheep Drive 2025
Started: Sep 25
163 acre
🔥 Sheep Drive
First Reported:
2025-09-25 16:58:45 UTC
🔥
Cutaway Fire 2025
Philipsburg,
Montana,
United States
Started: Sep 6
81 acre
20% contained
🔥 Cutaway Fire
First Reported:
2025-09-06 21:51:00 UTC
🔥
Timber Butte Fire 2025
Dillon,
Montana,
United States
Started: Sep 3
2,245 acre
100% contained
🔥 Timber Butte Fire
First Reported:
2025-09-03 20:56:46 UTC
🔥
Elk Ridge Fire 2025
Darby,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 26
25 acre
🔥 Elk Ridge Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-26 21:57:17 UTC
🔥
Barefoot Fire 2025
Darby,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 26
9 acre
100% contained
🔥 Barefoot Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-26 21:17:42 UTC
🔥
East Fork Fire 2025
Started: Aug 24
57 acre
100% contained
🔥 East Fork Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-24 23:28:37 UTC
🔥
East 2025
Superior,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 24
2,231 acre
50% contained
🔥 East
First Reported:
2025-08-24 17:22:07 UTC
🔥
Spread Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 23
155 acre
50% contained
🔥 Spread Creek Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-23 18:47:48 UTC
🔥
Waldo Bar Fire 2025
Darby,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 23
121 acre
100% contained
🔥 Waldo Bar Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-23 18:39:50 UTC
🔥
Blacktail Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20
20 acre
🔥 Blacktail Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-20 23:34:00 UTC
🔥
Rhoda Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20
2,700 acre
0% contained
🔥 Rhoda Creek Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-20 23:29:00 UTC
🔥
Schwar Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20
535 acre
100% contained
🔥 Schwar Creek Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-20 23:21:00 UTC
🔥
Wind Lake Fire 2025
Pinesdale,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 20
488 acre
100% contained
🔥 Wind Lake Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-20 15:39:00 UTC
🔥
Lonely Mountain Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20
629 acre
100% contained
🔥 Lonely Mountain Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-20 01:14:00 UTC
🔥
Parachute Lake Fire 2025
Pinesdale,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 20
75 acre
100% contained
🔥 Parachute Lake Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-20 01:01:45 UTC
🔥
Good Friday Fire 2025
Pinesdale,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 15
616 acre
100% contained
🔥 Good Friday Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-15 20:55:35 UTC
🔥
Elkhorn Fire - Idaho 2025
Started: Aug 14
1,779 acre
100% contained
🔥 Elkhorn Fire - Idaho
First Reported:
2025-08-14 21:58:46 UTC
🔥
Island Creek 2025
Grangeville,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Aug 4
14,943 acre
7% contained
🔥 Island Creek
First Reported:
2025-08-04 04:32:59 UTC
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Wapiti Creek Fire 2025
Darby,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 2
730 acre
100% contained
🔥 Wapiti Creek Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-02 00:27:00 UTC
🔥
Lick Fire 2025
Darby,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 1
1 acre
21% contained
🔥 Lick Fire
First Reported:
2025-08-01 22:16:23 UTC
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Cedar Fire - Idaho 2025
Arco,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 31
893 acre
100% contained
🔥 Cedar Fire - Idaho
First Reported:
2025-07-31 21:05:56 UTC
🔥
Mill Fire 2025
Challis,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 29
1,820 acre
100% contained
🔥 Mill Fire
First Reported:
2025-07-29 22:37:00 UTC
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Dominic Point Fire 2025
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jul 28
31 acre
100% contained
🔥 Dominic Point Fire
First Reported:
2025-07-28 15:49:17 UTC
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Observation Point Fire 2025
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jul 24
105 acre
100% contained
🔥 Observation Point Fire
First Reported:
2025-07-24 23:38:39 UTC
🔥
Mc Clain Fire 2025
Carlton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jul 24
18 acre
🔥 Mc Clain Fire
First Reported:
2025-07-24 00:38:45 UTC
🔥
Deer Fire 2025
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jul 19
75 acre
100% contained
🔥 Deer Fire
First Reported:
2025-07-19 13:24:58 UTC
🔥
Rush 2025
Salmon,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 12
7,908 acre
100% contained
🔥 Rush
First Reported:
2025-07-12 01:38:56 UTC
🔥
Big Bear 2025
Started: Jul 11
16,220 acre
100% contained
🔥 Big Bear
First Reported:
2025-07-11 15:34:38 UTC
🔥
Post Fire 2025
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jun 12
144 acre
94% contained
🔥 Post Fire
First Reported:
2025-06-12 20:32:20 UTC
🔥
Big Creek Fire 2025
Stevensville,
Montana,
United States
Started: May 8
75 acre
🔥 Big Creek Fire
First Reported:
2025-05-08 15:45:21 UTC
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Sawlog 2025
Anaconda,
Montana,
United States
Started: May 3
2,030 acre
100% contained
🔥 Sawlog
First Reported:
2025-05-03 17:14:45 UTC
🔥
Mowitch Fire 2024
Challis,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Oct 4
5,412 acre
0% contained
🔥 Mowitch Fire
First Reported:
2024-10-04 13:17:52 UTC
🔥
Birch Fire 2024
Challis,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 27
23,094 acre
100% contained
🔥 Birch Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-27 14:52:15 UTC
🔥
Nugget Fire 2024
Salmon,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 27
1,001 acre
100% contained
🔥 Nugget Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-27 14:16:38 UTC
🔥
Garden Fire 2024
Salmon,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 27
13,036 acre
100% contained
🔥 Garden Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-27 13:32:52 UTC
🔥
Vanity Fire 2024
Challis,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 10
600 acre
100% contained
🔥 Vanity Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-10 17:13:36 UTC
🔥
Frog 2024
Sun Valley,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 10
3,020 acre
100% contained
🔥 Frog
First Reported:
2024-09-10 14:36:46 UTC
🔥
Logan Fire 2024
McCall,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 10
15,638 acre
10% contained
🔥 Logan Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-10 02:10:29 UTC
🔥
Long Tom Fire 2024
Started: Sep 9
57 acre
70% contained
🔥 Long Tom Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-09 19:01:56 UTC
🔥
South Selway Complex 2024
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Sep 9
1,927 acre
🔥 South Selway Complex
First Reported:
2024-09-09 17:56:01 UTC
🔥
Copper Fire 2024
McCall,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 6
2,129 acre
🔥 Copper Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-06 21:07:46 UTC
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McDermott 2024
Philipsburg,
Montana,
United States
Started: Sep 5
427 acre
🔥 McDermott
First Reported:
2024-09-05 15:20:39 UTC
🔥
Red Rock Fire 2024
Salmon,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 4
79,260 acre
100% contained
🔥 Red Rock Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-04 13:15:40 UTC
🔥
Black Eagle Fire 2024
Salmon,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Sep 3
8,147 acre
15% contained
🔥 Black Eagle Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-03 14:42:33 UTC
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Magruder Ridge Fire 2024
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Sep 2
3,625 acre
0% contained
🔥 Magruder Ridge Fire
First Reported:
2024-09-02 16:14:19 UTC
🔥
Railroad-Daly Fire 2024
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 26
13,076 acre
🔥 Railroad-Daly Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-26 18:36:51 UTC
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Big Hollow Fire 2024
Salmon,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Aug 24
3,449 acre
100% contained
🔥 Big Hollow Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-24 19:01:32 UTC
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Sharrott Creek Fire 2024
Stevensville,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 24
3,204 acre
🔥 Sharrott Creek Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-24 00:08:33 UTC
🔥
Surprise Fire 2024
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 23
792 acre
🔥 Surprise Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-23 17:58:38 UTC
🔥
Robbin Fire 2024
Stevensville,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 22
🔥 Robbin Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-22 19:31:28 UTC
🔥
Grave Butte Fire 2024
Kamiah,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Aug 22
23 acre
🔥 Grave Butte Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-22 19:26:55 UTC
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Boulder Creek Fire 2024
Lolo,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 22
40 acre
🔥 Boulder Creek Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-22 19:20:41 UTC
🔥
Parks Fire 2024
Started: Aug 22
5,978 acre
🔥 Parks Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-22 02:33:37 UTC
🔥
Cracker Jack Complex 2024
Grangeville,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Aug 11
5,240 acre
🔥 Cracker Jack Complex
First Reported:
2024-08-11 23:33:05 UTC
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Farrow Fire 2024
Salmon,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Aug 9
3,637 acre
🔥 Farrow Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-09 00:23:21 UTC
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Monumental Fire 2024
McCall,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Aug 9
11 acre
🔥 Monumental Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-09 00:07:25 UTC
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Payette Wilderness Fires 2024
McCall,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Aug 8
🔥 Payette Wilderness Fires
First Reported:
2024-08-08 20:34:15 UTC
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Elkhorn Ridge 2024
Started: Aug 8
3,125 acre
0% contained
🔥 Elkhorn Ridge
First Reported:
2024-08-08 15:09:28 UTC
🔥
Johnson Fire 2024
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 4
8,438 acre
🔥 Johnson Fire
First Reported:
2024-08-04 16:09:52 UTC
🔥
Shepp Fire 2024
Grangeville,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 30
100 acre
🔥 Shepp Fire
First Reported:
2024-07-30 01:50:43 UTC
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Wapiti Fire 2024
Idaho City,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 28
129,063 acre
90% contained
🔥 Wapiti Fire
First Reported:
2024-07-28 19:48:37 UTC
🔥
Bulltrout Fire 2024
Cascade,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 28
271 acre
92% contained
🔥 Bulltrout Fire
First Reported:
2024-07-28 19:40:48 UTC
🔥
Thunder Fire 2024
Salmon,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 26
2,474 acre
100% contained
🔥 Thunder Fire
First Reported:
2024-07-26 13:29:48 UTC
🔥
Moose Creek Complex 2024
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jul 25
14,762 acre
🔥 Moose Creek Complex
First Reported:
2024-07-25 23:28:58 UTC
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Butler Creek Fire 2024
Missoula,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jul 22
284 acre
100% contained
🔥 Butler Creek Fire
First Reported:
2024-07-22 18:40:08 UTC
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Blacktail Canyon 2024
Butte,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jul 20
80 acre
95% contained
🔥 Blacktail Canyon
First Reported:
2024-07-20 13:33:03 UTC
🔥
Miller Peak Fire 2024
Clinton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Jul 15
2,724 acre
100% contained
🔥 Miller Peak Fire
First Reported:
2024-07-15 02:21:54 UTC
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Bench Lake Fire 2024
Sun Valley,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 14
2,595 acre
90% contained
🔥 Bench Lake Fire
First Reported:
2024-07-14 15:42:00 UTC
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Elkhorn Fire 2023
Grangeville,
Idaho,
United States
Started: Jul 25
26,048 acre
🔥 Elkhorn Fire
First Reported:
2023-07-25 23:00:23 UTC
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Trail Ridge Fire 2022
Hamilton,
Montana,
United States
Started: Aug 30
18,138 acre
80% contained
🔥 Trail Ridge Fire
First Reported:
2022-08-30 12:32:47 UTC
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Challis, Idaho, United States
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