A wildfire in Ada County near Claremont has burned 6,805 acres and is 58% contained as of July 6. Homes in the area face fire damage risk from the ongoing incident, which was caused by human activity.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 6,805 acres
- Containment
- 58%
- 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.
- 6,805 acres +28 58% contained
- 6,777 acres +71 57% contained
- 6,706 acres +142 57% contained
- 6,565 acres ±0 24% contained
- 6,565 acres ±0 24% contained
- 6,565 acres ±0 23% contained
- 6,565 acres ±0 23% contained
- 6,565 acres +22 0% contained
Show 6 earlier observations
- 6,543 acres ±0 0% contained
- 6,543 acres ±0 0% contained
- 6,543 acres +13 0% contained
- 6,530 acres ±0 0% contained
- 6,530 acres +21 0% contained
- 6,509 acres 0% 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 BOI
Area Forecast Discussion
Showers and thunderstorms increase today with locally heavy rainfall possible, particularly across southeast Oregon burn scars, along with breezy winds gusting 25 to 40 mph.
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000 FXUS65 KBOI 140845 AFDBOI
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boise ID 245 AM MDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.KEY MESSAGES... - Showers and thunderstorms increase area-wide today Tuesday, then chances remain over higher terrain Wednesday through next weekend.
- Locally heavy rainfall could affect burn scars across southeast Oregon.
- Hot temperatures continue this week and coming weekend.
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.SHORT TERM /Through Thursday Night/... The monsoonal moisture continues due to southerly flow aloft, as strong high pressure resides to the east and a Pacific trough to the west. At this time, a healthy round of moisture is arriving from Nevada into southeast Oregon early this morning. The influx of numerous showers will initially extend across eastern Oregon and into west-central Idaho, before moving through the rest of southwest Idaho by late morning. Models indicate a broad swath of breezy outflow winds will be associated with this moisture, with gusts to 25-40 mph possible. Precipitable water values across the region are currently over 1.00", and are expected to increase further throughout the morning and afternoon. Therefore, showers will become heavier with time as low level…
- News dailydispatch.com
Laramie County Fire Authority quickly extinguishes grass fire on I-25
- News Idaho Statesman
Ada County sheriff, Boise Fire seek public’s help as they investigate Claremont Fire
- News Idaho Statesman
Fire crews make significant progress in Boise Foothills after days of rapid growth
Show 6 earlier updates
- dailydispatch.com News
Firefighters navigate unexploded munitions threat at Boise’s Military Reserve
- Idaho Statesman News
Boise Foothills fire hits 2,000 acres. No cause yet, and no residents evacuated
- KMVT News
- KTVB News
Claremont Fire reaches 57% containment, officials extend timeline
- KBOI News
Claremont Fire burns thousands of acres through the Boise Foothills
- FEMA Federal declaration
Fire Management Assistance declaration: WILLOW FIRE (Colorado)
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.