Fire Information

Please keep safety a priority

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

This resource is not the official fire information resource. It's simply a tool to help Fish and Game customers in decision making.

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.

Large Fire Incidents

Large incidents managed by federal fire agencies can be found at

InciWeb Map (of Idaho) InciWeb Table

Smaller Incidents in Idaho (Idaho Fire Info)

To keep up-to-date on generally smaller fires managed by local and state fire agencies, visit Dept. of Lands Fire Info Idaho Fire Info

Idaho Burn Restrictions

To learn what the current "burn ban" may be in your area, visit the Idaho Department of Lands fire restrictions map.

Fire Restrictions

News

F&G lifts fire restrictions on department managed lands in the Upper Snake Region

Friday, September 17, 2021 - 2:25 PM MDT

This announcement includes all Idaho Fish and Game (department) managed lands within the following counties: Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Madison and Teton. The Wildlife Management Areas covered by this announcement include: Tex Creek, Sand Creek, Mud Lake, Market Lake, Deer Parks and Cartier Slough. All Fish and Game managed access sites within the Upper Snake Region, such as boat ramps are also included.

Upper Snake Region Fire Information Tex Creek WMA Sand Creek WMA Mud Lake WMA Market Lake WMA Deer Parks Wildlife Mitigation Units Cartier Slough WMA
Fire restrictions lifted in most of Southwest Idaho

Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 2:15 PM MDT

Local land management agencies lifted Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in all zones of the Payette Fire Restrictions Area on Sept. 15, and restrictions will be lifted in all zones of the Boise Fire Restriction Area effective 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 17.

Fire Information
Boundary Fire emergency closure expanded

Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 3:32 PM MDT

The Boundary Fire Area Closure was expanded again on Sept. 9. This closure affects hunter access to portions of Units 27, 34, and 36, which includes a small portion of the Sawtooth Elk Zone. All National Forest Service roads and trails within the Emergency Area Closure are closed. Hunters in the area should be aware of the closure and plan their hunts accordingly.

Southwest Region Salmon Region Fire Information
Fire activity and closures in the Panhandle Region may affect early hunting opportunity this season

Friday, August 27, 2021 - 2:37 PM MDT

With hunting season just around the corner, hunters should know that public access options are improving due to reduced fire risks, but fire season is not over just yet.

Panhandle Region Access - Large Tracts PotlatchDeltic Access - Large Tracts North Idaho Timber Group Access - Large Tracts Program Elk hunting Deer Hunting Hunting Fire Information
Fire restrictions to be removed in North Idaho on Aug. 27

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 - 4:40 PM MDT

Cooler weather and significant moisture has prompted public, state and tribal land managers to rescind all fire restrictions in the Coeur d’Alene Dispatch Zone on Friday, August 27 at 12:01 a.m.

Fire Information Panhandle Region
Roads on Craig Mountain reopened to the public on Aug. 23

Friday, August 20, 2021 - 1:55 PM MDT

Starting Monday, August 23rd, Zaza road (Southwest of the Deer Creek intersection) and Eagle Creek road will be reopened to the public. We encourage recreationists to be cautious of unstable trees and other hazards caused by the fire.

Craig Mountain WMA Fire Information
Craig Mountain WMA road closures as of 7/27/21

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 4:56 PM MDT

Idaho Fish and Game, Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office and Idaho Department of Lands would like to remind public that the Snake River Complex is still an active fire. Primarily, everything south of Waha Rd/Redbird Rd is limited to local traffic only; ingress and egress to homeowners and fire personnel. This includes Soldiers Meadow, Zaza, Stage Coach and Deer Creek Rds.

Fire Information Craig Mountain WMA

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

This tool allows you quickly overlay hunt boundaries on current fire activity from satellites and fire emergency closures. Fire activity is updated every two hours. Additional hunt and fishing related layers are available with fire information in the Hunt Planner and Fishing Planner.

View Fire Map

For a more comprehensive map with controlled hunt areas and other boundaries, visit the Idaho Hunt Planner Map Center.

Note: Due to high volume, the map layers used on these pages may load slowly or be intermittently unavailable.