This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
The Ohio Fire burned 2,035 acres near Blaine, Idaho, starting July 18, 2026. Homes in the area faced direct fire damage as the incident spread across the region.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 2,035 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
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Blaine, Idaho · ≈ 3.2 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 2,035 acres ±0 100% contained
- 2,035 acres ±0 100% contained
- 2,035 acres ±0 100% contained
- 2,035 acres ±0 100% contained
- 2,035 acres ±0 99% contained
- 2,035 acres ±0 99% contained
- 2,035 acres ±0 60% contained
- 2,035 acres +35 10% contained
Show 1 earlier observation
- 2,000 acres 10% contained
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS PIH
Area Forecast Discussion
Isolated afternoon thunderstorms over mountains today with gusty winds and brief heavy rain; drier and hotter conditions return later this week.
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000 FXUS65 KPIH 171208 AFDPIH
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 608 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Terrain-Driven Convection Today: An amplifying ridge removes large-scale forcing, but entrenched monsoonal moisture will support mainly isolated afternoon thunderstorms over the mountains and highlands, producing localized gusty winds and brief moderate downpours.
- Slightly Enhanced Storm Potential Tuesday: A shortwave trough tracking through Montana across the top of the ridge will slightly increase shower and thunderstorm coverage, primarily over northern and eastern high country.
- Late-Week Drying & Heat Surge: Northwesterly flow behind the departing shortwave will dry out the atmosphere for the second half of the week, with an amplifying ridge pushing lower- valley temperatures back into the 90s.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 241 AM MDT Mon Aug 17 2026
An upper-level ridge of high pressure will continue building in across southeastern Idaho today. While this building ridge will eliminate large-scale upper-level support for organized convection, deep monsoonal moisture remains firmly entrenched across the region. Driven by diurnal sur…
- News Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper
County sets path for fire consolidation vote in Hailey
- News Eye On Sun Valley
Firefighters Beat Back Ohio Gulch Fire as Fire Restrictions Start
- News KTVB
Crews contain debris fire at waste station near Hailey
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- kmvt.com News
Firefighters contain construction-debris fire at Ohio Gulch transfer station
- Eye On Sun Valley News
When Hurricanes Meet Wildfire-How Valley Club Responded to Ohio Fire
- kmvt.com News
Blaine County Sheriff Office proposes residents be on Ready status amidst wildfires
- kmvt.com News
Blaine County Sheriff Office proposes everyone be on Ready Status for the rest of the summer
- KMVT News
Blaine County Sheriff’s Office proposes residents be on ‘Ready’ status amidst wildfires
- Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper News
- Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper News
- Eye On Sun Valley News
- Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper News
Court records provide details about Ohio Fire charge | Blaine County
- newsradio1310.com News
- 983thesnake.com News
- Eye On Sun Valley News
- News Radio 1310 KLIX News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.