Air Force Fire
The Air Force Fire was reported on May 17, 2026 in Elmore County, Idaho and burned 542 acres. It was declared out on May 19, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 542 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped May 20, 2026 at 12:12 PM MDT, 542 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 43.086, -115.875.
The incident
- Size
- 542 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles SW from MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- County
- Elmore County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDBOD-000321
- IRWIN identifier
- A9536F1A-0B13-40C2-B65A-CC6942341C00
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountain Home, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mountain Home, ID10 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Glenns Ferry, ID30 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Kuna, ID39 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Boise, ID40 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Garden City, ID41 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Meridian, ID45 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 May 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDBOD-000321.