Big Bear Fire
The Big Bear Fire was reported on July 9, 2025 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 16,220 acres. It was declared out on November 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,220 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2025
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped February 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM MST, 16,249 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.475, -114.976.
The incident
- Size
- 16,220 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 59 Miles NE from McCall, ID
- County
- Idaho County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- McCall
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-IDPAF-005831
- IRWIN identifier
- DE6CC9A5-FFEE-4323-AA72-34614D97C7BF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 14, 2025 (2,059 acres) to February 9, 2026 (16,249 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,693 acres, mapped July 30, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2025 | 2,059 | |
| July 15, 2025 | 2,529 | +470 |
| July 17, 2025 | 3,539 | +1,010 |
| July 19, 2025 | 6,363 | +2,824 |
| July 20, 2025 | 7,041 | +678 |
| July 22, 2025 | 8,955 | +1,914 |
| July 24, 2025 | 9,520 | +565 |
| July 25, 2025 | 11,241 | +1,721 |
| July 30, 2025 | 14,935 | +3,694 |
| August 15, 2025 | 15,273 | +338 |
| August 20, 2025 | 15,517 | +244 |
| August 28, 2025 | 15,928 | +411 |
| February 5, 2026 | 16,249 | +321 |
| February 9, 2026 | 16,249 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Darby, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 9, 2026 at 8:46 AM MST. Identifier 2025-IDPAF-005831.