2024 Fire Information
There were 38 wildland fire starts on the Sawtooth National Forest in 2024. Additionally, there were two fires – one that started on the Boise National Forest and one that started on State of Idaho land – that burned onto our forest. Those named incidents are listed below. Fires are listed in reverse date order because that is how they are recorded during the fire season.
Fire Causes
We use the following definitions when referring to cause:
- Undetermined: Fire investigators have not yet confirmed the cause of the fire.
- Lightning: Fire investigators have determined that lightning from a storm cell started the fire.
- Human-caused: Fire investigators have determined that, whether intentional or not, the fire was started by a person.
Named Incidents in 2024
- Started: Oct. 26, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 25 northwest of Fairfield
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: Oct. 25, 2024
- Location: Ketchum Ranger District, 11 miles north of Ketchum
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: .01 acre
- Started: Oct. 23, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 17 Miles north-northwest of Ketchum
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: .5 acre
- Started: Oct. 20, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: .5 acre
- Started: Oct. 19, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: 2.5 acres
- Started: Oct. 13, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 5 Miles northeast of Atlanta
- Cause: Human
- Size: .1 acres
- Started: Oct. 6, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 5 miles south of Albion
- Cause: Human
- Size: .01 acre
- Started: Oct. 5, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 11 miles north of Fairfield
- Cause: Human
- Size: 5.4 acres
- Started: Oct. 1, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 19 Miles southeast of Stanley
- Cause: To be determined
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: Sep. 23, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 8 miles southwest of Albion
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: 1.5 acres
- Started: Sep. 21, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 12 miles southeast of Oakley, near Cache Peak
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .1 acres
- Started: Sep. 19, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 2 miles northeast of Featherville
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .25 acres
- Started: Sep. 19, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 1 mile northeast of Featherville
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .5 acres
- Started: Sep. 10, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 7 miles southwest of Albion
- Cause: Human-cause
- Size: .1 acres
- Started: Sep. 9, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 25 miles south of Hansen
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: .1 acres
- Started: Sep. 9, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 4 Miles northeast of Atlanta
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: 82 acres
- Started: Sep. 7, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 11 Miles northeast of Smiley Creek
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: 3,020 acres
- Started: Sep. 5, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District (41°57'46.8"N 113°30'14.4"W)
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .2 acres
- Started: Sep. 3, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District (43°39'37.2"N 115°04'10.8"W)
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .1 acres
- Started: Sep. 3, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 29 miles north of Fairfield
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .1 acres
- Started: Sep. 2, 2024
- Location: Started on State of Idaho lands, but now burning on the Fairfield Ranger District
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: 6,521 acres
- Started: Sep. 2, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District (43°38'22.0"N 114°45'06.0"W)
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .83 acre
- Started: Sep. 2, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, (43°36'57.0"N 114°48'05.4"W)
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: Sep. 2, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 13 miles northwest of Fairfield
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .5 acre
- Started: July 29, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 14 miles west of Clayton
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: 25 acres
- Started: July 29, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 8 miles southwest of Stanley
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .5 acre
- Started: July 24, 2024
- Location: 2 miles southwest of Grandjean, Idaho, on the Boise National Forest; steep terrain, difficult access and unfavorable weather conditions challenged firefighters and pushed the fire onto the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and into the Sawtooth Wilderness the week of Aug. 19
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: 129,063 acres
- Started: July 23, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, Raft River Division (41.875833, -113.641)
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: 358 acres
- Started: July 23, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 9 miles east of Atlanta
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: July 21, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 8 miles southwest of Albion near Lake Cleveland
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: July 20, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 18 miles southwest of Oakley
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: 8.6 acres
- Started: July 18, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 16 miles southwest of Oakley
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: July 18, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 9 miles northwest of Oakley
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: 16.7 acres
- Started: July 17, 2024
- Location: Minidoka Ranger District, 19 miles south of Twin Falls near Horse Basin
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .25 acre
- Started: July 13, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 14 miles northwest of Ketchum near Galena Lodge
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: July 11, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 7 miles south of Stanley
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: 2,595 acres
- Started: July 3, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 4 miles south of Stanley
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: July 3, 2024
- Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, 15 miles east of Stanley
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .25 acre
- Started: May 14, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 2 miles west of Fleck Summit
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: .1 acre
- Started: April 22, 2024
- Location: Fairfield Ranger District, 19 miles northwest of Fairfield, near Baumgartner Campground
- Cause: Human-caused
- Size: 1 acre