Idaho wildfires

Island Creek Fire

OutIdaho County, Idaho2025Wildfire

The Island Creek Fire was reported on July 31, 2025 in Idaho County, Idaho and burned 14,943 acres. It was declared out on December 4, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
14,943 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 31, 2025
Personnel
10

Map

Perimeter mapped June 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM PDT, 14,907 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.036, -115.438.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Kooskia

The incident

Size
14,943 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM PDT
Contained
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST
Declared out
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST
Cause
Natural
Location
14 Miles N from Elk City, ID
County
Idaho County
State
Idaho
Nearest city reported
Elk City
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
10
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Closed Timber Litter
Estimated cost to date
$14,658,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-IDNCF-000495
IRWIN identifier
FF270CFC-CADF-4402-B633-49DB89CB1403

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2025 (2 acres) to June 11, 2026 (14,907 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,437 acres, mapped August 21, 2025.

DayAcresChange
August 1, 20252
August 2, 202523+21
August 3, 202550+27
August 4, 202573+23
August 5, 2025516+443
August 6, 2025612+96
August 8, 2025652+40
August 10, 2025653+1
August 12, 2025658+5
August 15, 2025853+195
August 17, 20251,265+412
August 19, 20251,682+417
August 20, 20252,394+712
August 21, 20256,831+4,437
August 22, 20257,175+344
August 23, 20259,415+2,240
August 24, 202510,742+1,327
August 25, 202511,591+849
August 29, 202513,775+2,184
August 30, 202513,844+69
August 31, 202513,891+47
September 1, 202513,931+40
September 2, 202514,027+96
September 3, 202514,126+99
September 4, 202514,300+174
September 5, 202514,474+174
September 6, 202514,569+95
September 7, 202514,737+168
September 9, 202514,802+65
September 13, 202514,889+87
September 14, 202514,938+49
September 16, 202514,943+5
September 17, 202514,887-56
September 18, 202514,891+4
September 19, 202514,898+7
September 22, 202514,907+9
September 23, 202514,914+7
September 24, 202514,919+5
September 25, 202514,923+4
September 26, 202514,933+10
June 11, 202614,907-26

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kooskia, ID 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 June 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-IDNCF-000495.