Flint Fire
The Flint Fire was reported on August 24, 2026 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 6,936 acres. It was fully contained on September 13, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,936 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 53
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped September 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM MDT, 6,936 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 42.882, -116.822.
The incident
- Size
- 6,936 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2026 at 3:12 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 Miles SW from NAMPA, ID
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 53
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,629,577
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDBOD-000994
- IRWIN identifier
- 3B668972-5722-43F9-864B-E2BC4E85ADB9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 25, 2026 (6,497 acres) to September 1, 2026 (6,936 acres). The largest one-day growth was 266 acres, mapped August 27, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2026 | 6,497 | |
| August 27, 2026 | 6,763 | +266 |
| September 1, 2026 | 6,936 | +173 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Murphy, 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 September 14, 2026 at 10:24 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDBOD-000994.