Baja Fire
The Baja Fire was reported on July 16, 2026 in Ada County, Idaho and burned 174 acres. It was declared out on July 19, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 174 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 16, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM MDT, 174 acres (phone/tablet). Point of origin 43.259, -116.270.
The incident
- Size
- 174 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Ada County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDBOD-000677
- IRWIN identifier
- 2CEB6002-4583-440E-99F7-881C100972D4
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 August 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDBOD-000677.