Blackstone Fire
The Blackstone Fire was reported on July 29, 2025 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 21,897 acres. It was declared out on August 2, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 21,897 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2025
- Personnel
- 28
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped September 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM MDT, 21,897 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 42.509, -115.721.
The incident
- Size
- 21,897 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 50 Miles S from MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-IDBOD-000869
- IRWIN identifier
- 59937C4C-46CF-4C0F-B009-5D9B6B9F9794
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 31, 2025 (20,605 acres) to September 17, 2025 (21,897 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,291 acres, mapped September 17, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 20,605 | |
| September 17, 2025 | 21,897 | +1,292 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenns Ferry, ID covers the area today.
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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 September 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM MDT. Identifier 2025-IDBOD-000869.