Box Fire
The Box Fire was reported on August 13, 2025 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 4,316 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,316 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2025
- Personnel
- 37
Map
Perimeter mapped January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM MST, 4,316 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 42.522, -116.990.
The incident
- Size
- 4,316 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 56 Miles SW from Grandview, ID
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 37
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-IDBOD-000997
- IRWIN identifier
- C789D5A8-EF9E-4C06-81DF-A2FA5375E948
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 15, 2025 (4,113 acres) to January 14, 2026 (4,316 acres). The largest one-day growth was 300 acres, mapped August 21, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | 4,113 | |
| August 21, 2025 | 4,413 | +300 |
| January 14, 2026 | 4,316 | -97 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Murphy, 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 January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM MST. Identifier 2025-IDBOD-000997.