Fire Information

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 Idaho Fire Info

Idaho Burn Restrictions

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

Fire Restrictions

News

Portions of Andrus WMA Reopen to Visitors

Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 10:12 AM MDT

NOTICE: This original closure has been rescinded. Learn more Updated: 10/21/2020

Cecil D. Andrus WMA Southwest Region Fire Information Hunting Idaho's Wildlife Management Areas
Meridian fire prompts small area closure in Unit 50

Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 11:31 AM MDT

Salmon-Challis National Forest has implemented an emergency area closure to protect Forest visitors from the current fire safety hazards associated with the Meridian Fire. This closure will remain in effect until October 20, 2020 or until rescinded, whichever occurs first.

Fire Information Upper Snake Region
Badger Fire in Game Management Unit 54 impacts big game hunts

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 3:52 PM MDT

The Badger Fire on the Minidoka Ranger District has led to the closure of a significant portion of Unit 54 south of Twin Falls, impacting several big game hunts this fall. The Badger Fire started on the Cassia Division of the Minidoka Ranger District on September 12, 2020.

Magic Valley Region Wildlife Conservation and Management Elk hunting Deer Hunting Pronghorn Hunting Fire Information Elk (Cervus canadensis) Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Portions of Andrus WMA Now Closed due to Wildfire

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 10:00 AM MDT

NOTICE: This original closure has been rescinded. Learn more Updated: 10/21/2020

Cecil D. Andrus WMA Southwest Region Fire Information
Porphyry Fire Could Impact Middle Fork Zone Elk Hunters

Friday, September 11, 2020 - 5:51 PM MDT

It’s hard to pronounce and could prove to be a headache for Middle Fork Zone elk hunters. The Porphyry wildfire, burning north of Yellow Pine in portions of Game Management Units 20A and 26, has led to closures on portions of the Payette National Forest.

Big Game Hunting Southwest Region Fire Information
Tag Exchanges Available for Brownlee Zone Elk Hunters

Friday, September 11, 2020 - 5:43 PM MDT

With fires burning in Game Management Unit 31 – the Brownlee Elk Zone – hunter access has become extremely limited to a large portion of the unit. Elk hunters holding Brownlee Zone A-tags now have the option of exchanging those tags for another zone in which tags are available.

Elk hunting Fire Information Southwest Region Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Fire affecting your hunting area? Here's what you need to know

Friday, September 11, 2020 - 3:49 PM MDT

Hunters and anyone else heading into the backcountry are advised to check with Forest Service ranger district offices or county sheriffs’ offices in their hunt area before heading out. Fire updates can be found online at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/?state=16.

Fire Information Hunting

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.