The PEER fire burned 1,324 acres in the Owyhee area of Idaho before reaching full containment. Homes in the affected region faced exposure to direct fire damage during the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 1,324 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Owyhee, Idaho), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Owyhee, Idaho · ≈ 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.
- 1,324 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,324 acres 100% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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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 BOI
Area Forecast Discussion
Scattered thunderstorms south of Burns OR to Twin Falls ID this afternoon and evening may produce outflow winds up to 55 mph.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boise ID 630 AM MDT Mon Aug 24 2026
.UPDATE...Updated aviation discussion.
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.KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered thunderstorms south of a line from Burns OR to Jordan Valley OR to Twin Falls ID, this afternoon and evening.
- Thunderstorms capable of producing outflow winds up to 55 mph this afternoon and evening.
- Little chance of thunderstorms the rest of the week, except a slight chance in the central ID mountains Wednesday afternoon, and near the NV/ID border Friday-Sunday afternoons.
- Warming Monday and Tuesday, holding level Wednesday, then gradually cooling the rest of the week.
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.SHORT TERM /Through Wednesday Night/... Issued 430 AM MDT MON AUG 24 2026 Upper level ridge will rebound over the area and bring warmer temperatures today and monsoonal moisture from the south. Moisture values in the atmosphere increase from the 20th percentile to the 85th percentile by this evening. A shortwave moving in the southwest flow aloft will trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms over far SE Oregon and southern ID south of the Snake Basin, generally from Burns OR, to the Owyhee Mountains to Twin Fal…
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