Rio Fire
The Rio Fire was reported on July 21, 2026 in Elmore County, Idaho and burned 450 acres. It was declared out on July 24, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 450 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM MDT, 450 acres (phone/tablet). Point of origin 42.974, -115.626.
The incident
- Size
- 450 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 11 Miles S from Mountain Home, ID
- County
- Elmore County
- State
- Idaho
- Nearest city reported
- Mountain Home
- 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
- $160,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDBOD-000728
- IRWIN identifier
- FEBE3672-617E-4C4C-B29F-B0D461BF801E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountain Home, 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 1:16 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDBOD-000728.