Fire Information

To assist in your hunting, angling and outdoor adventures this late summer and fall, Idaho Fish and Game will be working with the Forest Service, other resource agencies and Wildfire Teams to keep you up to date on fire closures.

We are compiling the latest fire activity and closures from InciWeb and making them available as real-time maps and downloads on our website.

As more information becomes available, this page will be updated.

News

Volunteers Needed to Plant for Wildlife

Monday, March 13, 2017 - 3:23 PM MDT

In the aftermath of the Mile Marker 14 Wildfire near Boise and the Soda Fire south of Marsing, Idaho Fish and Game staff are looking for volunteers to plant sagebrush and bitterbrush seedlings to help restore both areas.

Southwest Region Fire Information Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
Fire information blog suspended until new activity

Monday, November 14, 2016 - 4:27 PM MST

We are suspending map updates on this page until next fire season. The closures that we have posted may endure the remainder of the year. If you know of any closures that are not listed here, please let us know. In addition, if you have any thoughts, comments, or concerns about this fire information page, we love to hear feedback.

Fire Information
Prescribed fire near Arrowrock Reservoir could affect hunters

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - 1:29 PM MDT

The Boise National Forest expects to ignite a prescribed burn in a portion of Unit 39, which means a small portion of the unit will be closed to public access during the project.

Southwest Region Fire Information
Wildlife and wildfires, it's a complicated relationship

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 1:26 PM MDT

Wildfires large and small are reshaping Idaho’s landscape, and there’s no quick, easy answer on how each fire affects wildlife except that fires are part of the natural cycle.

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Treatments Continue on Owyhee County's Soda Fire

Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 10:15 AM MDT

This news release comes from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and provides some information that hunters may wish to review. BLM News Release Owyhee Field Office, Idaho and Malheur Field Office, Oregon DATE: September 19, 2016 CONTACT: Cindy Fritz (208) 284-3416 Treatments Continue on Soda Fire

Southwest Region Fire Information Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
Public Meeting: Impacts and management of Henrys Creek Fire on Tex Creek WMA

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 11:18 AM MDT

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will host a public meeting on Tuesday, September 27 to seek input from landowners, sportsmen and other interested public concerning plans for habitat restoration and management of wildlife populations of the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area.

Upper Snake Region Fire Information
Land managers lifting fire restrictions Sept. 15

Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 9:12 AM MDT

With the reduced risk of wildfires due to cooler temperatures and precipitation in the area, state and federal wildfire officials will lift Stage 1 Fire Restrictions within the West Central Idaho Mountains effective Thursday, Sept. 15, at 11:59 p.m.

Fire Information Hunting

current statewide fire closure locations

Map showing current fire closure boundaries over counties in Idaho

Fish and Game Fire Map

Idaho Fish and Game

View a map of all current fire area closures and fire activity in Idaho.

This tool is optimized for mobile viewing and allows you overlay hunt boundaries on current fire activity from satellites and fire emergency closures. Fire activity is updated every two hours. Additional historical layers are available in the Hunt Planner and Fishing Planner.

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