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The evacuation order has been lifted, according to the Madison County Sheriff's Facebook update. Residents may return to their homes along 6000 West. The area is declared Ready status as part of the Ready, Set, Go! program.

"While there is no immediate need to evacuate, residents should remain prepared in case fire conditions change," the Facebook update said.

According to the live fire tracker from the Western Fire Chiefs Association on wfca.com, the fire has burned 1,579 acres. The fire has grown by around 279 acres in the last 24 hours.

Fire crews remain optimistic. They hope to contain the blaze at 8 p.m. July 7, which is 26 hours sooner than last reported.

Corey Child, Madison County fire chief, says there's a difference between containment and control.

"We'll have a line all the way around it and feel good about that line." Child said. "Holding that doesn't mean that all the heat is out of the interior of the fire."

Fire crews will continue working throughout the next 3 to 5 days, attacking hot spots.

MCF is joined by Wildland Fire Service and Central Fire District in fighting the blaze with 60 firefighters on the ground.

The wind forecast today is milder than yesterday, with winds reaching speeds upwards of 15 mph.

"We're feeling good about the work that we've done with our containment lines being able to hold the fire within the wind that will come in this afternoon," Child said.

The WFCA reported that the cause of the fire is still unknown.

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An evacuation order is underway for residents along 6000 West between Highway 33 and 4000 North.

Madison County Sheriff’s Office notified residents in the area via IPAW Alerts. Madison County Emergency Management has set up a shelter at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1508 West 3000 North, Rexburg, Idaho.

According to a press release from the Madison County Fire District, crews responded to the Maze Fire at 3:35 p.m., July 6. The fire has since burned over 1,100 acres.

“The Maze Fire is being managed by unified command with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Madison Fire Department (MFD)”, the release said, “There are currently 20 wildland engines, 15 structure engines, 6 water tenders, 6 overhead (3 BLM, 3 MFD), 1 helicopter, 2 single engine air tankers, 2 large air tankers, and 2 bulldozers, with approximately 80 firefighters on scene.”

Fire officials hope to contain the fire around 10 p.m. July 8.

Madison County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Christian Teague said residents should avoid flying drones near the fire.

“We try to make sure people are not flying drones by the fire because it really affects our firefighting efforts,” Teague said.

This fire is being fought on the ground and in the air. Air crews are halted when drones are in the area.

Wind has remained a challenging factor for fire crews battling the blaze. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pocatello shares weather updates to personnel on the ground.

“We gave them a forecast, you know, anything from just the pattern, like with the thunderstorms isolated to scattered thunderstorms, because we give a discussion on there to minimum, like relative humidity, maximum temperatures, wind gusts, wind direction, so it's all these different elements,” Erika Cropp, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said.

The NWS anticipated larger wind gusts due to storms in the area; however, wind speeds decreased as weather patterns shifted.

“We just wanted to make sure, you know, with planes on the fire and personnel out there, that they knew it could be, you know, 35 to 50 miles per hour; even when it still got there, it wasn't,” Cropp said.

Residents are encouraged to stay clear of the area as crews work through the night.

“We very much appreciate our mutual aid partners from the surrounding counties and want to thank them for their quick response in helping attack this fast-moving fire,” Chief Corey Child said in the press release.

Scroll will continue to update the article when more information is received.

Editor's Note: This article was updated as of July 7, 2026 at 2:04 p.m.