The Maze fire burned 1,579 acres near Madison, Idaho, and is now fully contained. Homes in the area faced direct fire damage during the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 1,579 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 1,579 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,579 acres ±0 100% contained
- 1,579 acres 100% contained
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS PIH
Area Forecast Discussion
Scattered thunderstorms may develop today in western and central Idaho, though dry air may limit rain coverage.
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000 FXUS65 KPIH 141030 AFDPIH
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 430 AM MDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Temperatures will remain ABOVE AVERAGE for the next several days
- Monsoon moisture will keep showers and thunderstorms around
- There is some potential for decent rain-producing storms but dry air may be hard to overcome initially
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 1222 AM MDT Tue Jul 14 2026
The story over the next several days will be temperatures remain generally in the 90s across lower elevations, with monsoon moisture across the region. Initially this pattern, unfortunately, is not one to necessarily give any longer lead time on pinpointing more widespread areas of any type of decent rainfall. The main issue comes down to timing stronger surges of moisture and where we might early cloud cover that would limit sunshine and better instability for thunderstorms. We have a pretty substantial band of clouds already across western and portions of central Idaho this morning, and that really doesn't seem to be moving to much east or west. What does that mean? We will see some limited thunderstorm coverage today in those areas. There is very limit…
- News Post Register
Maze Fire near Rexburg contained at a cost of $550,000
- News Explore Big Sky
Maze Fire west of Rexburg prompts evacuations ahead of containment
- News Local News 8
Evacuation order lifted for "Maze Fire:" More than 1,300 acres burned west of Rexburg
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- Idaho News 6 News
- East Idaho News News
Evacuation order lifted in Madison County; Maze Fire grows to 1,300 acres
- KTVB News
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