Sailor Cap Fire
The Sailor Cap Fire was reported on May 18, 2026 in Owyhee County, Idaho and burned 8,292 acres. It was declared out on May 29, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 8,292 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped May 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM MDT, 8,292 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 42.740, -115.531.
The incident
- Size
- 8,292 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- May 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13 Miles SW from Glenns Ferry, ID
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-IDTFD-000046
- IRWIN identifier
- 73708B7D-CC4D-42D2-B139-74BFD89018F3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glenns Ferry, 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 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-IDTFD-000046.