08/22/2026
Crooked Fire Update August 21, 2026 per USDA Forest Service
Firefighters continued to battle the 1038 acre Crooked Fire, located 14 mi. NE of Idaho City. The fire is being fought with a full suppression strategy with public and firefighter safety being the highest priority.
The fire continues to burn in a steep, rocky and heavily forested area. Rollout of burning debris, rocks and falling hazard trees are a constant challenge. Throughout the day crews continued to construct control lines around the fire and utilized existing road systems when able. They are being heavily supported by multiple aircraft including a constant assortment of large air tankers and heavy helicopters.
Idaho Team 1 a Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) has been ordered and will take over the fire at 0600 tomorrow morning.
A Closure Order has been put into place to protect public safety and give firefighters room to work. The Closure Order and Map can be found on our website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/boise/alerts/crooked-fire-closure-order
Closed Trails include:
โCrooked River
โHungarian Ridge
โBarber Flat
โGrand Mountain
๐ข ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ (๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ด) ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ/๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ต๐ผ๐น๐บ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ(๐ฏ๐ด๐ฐ/๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ณ).
๐๐น๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก
For more information on the Crooked Fire email: [email protected]
