Duncan Fire
The Duncan Fire was reported on July 23, 2026 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 16,362 acres. It was declared out on July 30, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,362 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 51
Map
Perimeter mapped August 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM MDT, 16,362 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 42.579, -116.088.
The incident
- Size
- 16,362 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2026 at 6:53 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 50 Miles SW from MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 51
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $230,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDBOD-000742
- IRWIN identifier
- 543F6D17-16C7-45C6-9C13-9A6B9FF3DD37
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 24, 2026 (16,044 acres) to August 1, 2026 (16,362 acres). The largest one-day growth was 318 acres, mapped August 1, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | 16,044 | |
| August 1, 2026 | 16,362 | +318 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountain Home, 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 August 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDBOD-000742.