Wildfires in Boise & Payette Today
Live active-fire map for the Boise and Payette forests from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: June–September.
12 km/h from the SSE — carrying smoke towards the NNW.
13°C · 50% humidity
Air quality Fair
PM2.5 15.7 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 40 · US AQI 93
Air quality is acceptable for almost everyone.
Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.
4 active fires in Boise & Payette
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 1237 MW102 km E of Boise, Idaho25 detections~11.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-10-21 09:28 UTC43.683, -114.936
- 2164 MW32 km NW of McCall, Idaho51 detections~6.9 km acrosslast seen 2026-10-21 20:54 UTC45.120, -116.376
- 385 MW52 km S of McCall, Idaho6 detectionslast seen 2026-10-21 20:53 UTC44.447, -116.070
- 452 MW26 km SW of McCall, Idaho7 detectionslast seen 2026-10-20 09:47 UTC44.791, -116.377
Plus 2 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.
About this wildfire map
This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.