Deadman Fire 2024

Started: Jul 15 47,827 acre Wildfire
Near Lame Deer · Rosebud County, Montana
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Deadman Fire is the largest wildfire this season in Montana, burning 28 miles south of Lame Deer.

Latest update

Numerous fires were ignited in southeast Montana by dry lightning on July 12 and 13. Command of the Deadman Fire(s) will transition to a local Type 4 Team on 7/24. 

Size:   Deadman: 19,982   McGhee: 19,223   Prairie: 6,540   Four Mile: 2,082  

Completion/Containment:   Deadman: 97%   McGhee: 89%   Prairie: 100%   Four Mile: 100%    

40 Days Active
#1 By Size Largest wildfire this season in Montana
28 mi S From Lame Deer from the fire location
47,827 Acres About the size of Washington D.C. 9.2x the size of JFK Airport

Deadman Fire Live Perimeter Growth

Deadman Fire Fire Growth History
Deadman Fire Containment History

Fires near Deadman Fire

🔥 Poison Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 24 1 acre
Near Buffalo · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Coal Seam Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 23 30 acre
Near Busby · Big Horn County, Montana
🔥 Soft Water Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 20 110 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 South Weston Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 20 20 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Log Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 18 1 acre
Near Miles City · Custer County, Montana
🔥 West Coal Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 19 896 acre 100% contained
Near Broadus, Montana · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Corpe Creek Fire 2026
Started: Aug 19 52 acre
Near Buffalo · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Bear Jaw Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 2 acre
Near Ekalaka · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Valley Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 224 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Ingomar Road -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 0 acre
Near Jordan · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Cook Dam Fire 2026
Started: Aug 16 4 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Harris Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 924 acre 60% contained
Near Lame Deer · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Spring Fire 2026
Started: Aug 8 100 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Slough Grass Fire 2026
Started: Aug 6 5,465 acre 10% contained
Near Muddy · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Montgomery Draw Fire 2026
Started: Aug 6 536 acre 100% contained
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Mine Fire 2026
Started: Aug 5 10 acre
Near Sheridan, Wyoming · Big Horn County, Montana
🔥 Cat Creek Fire 2026
Started: Aug 5 142 acre
Near Sheridan · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 East Fork Creek Fire 2026
Started: Aug 3 248 acre
Near Pryor · Yellowstone County, Montana
🔥 Griffin Fire 2026
Started: Aug 3 738 acre 95% contained
Near Ashland · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 31 361 acre 100% contained
Near Pryor · Big Horn County, Montana
🔥 Lumin Fire 2026
Started: Jul 31 7,285 acre 100% contained
Near Story · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 South Fork Badger Fire 2026
Started: Jul 31 30 acre
Near Sheridan · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 Soda Wells Fire 2026
Started: Jul 29 170 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Kelty Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 25 acre
Near Lame Deer · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Williams -Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 2 acre
Near Terry · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Baldy Peak Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 87 acre
Near Terry · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Reservoir Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 73 acre
Near Terry · Custer County, Montana
🔥 North Fork Smith Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 0 acre
Near Terry · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Cedar Canyon -Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 1 acre
Near Terry · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Sr -Buffalo Fire 2026
Started: Jul 26 1,200 acre 100% contained
Near Buffalo · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 Fort Keogh Fire 2026
Started: Jul 23 0 acre
Near Miles City · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Last Chance -Mc Cone Fire 2026
Started: Jul 20 77 acre
Near Circle · McCone County, Montana
🔥 Fly Creek 2 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 19 20 acre
Near Worden · Big Horn County, Montana
🔥 Mc Graw Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 59 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 716 Complex 1 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 104 acre
Near Hysham · Treasure County, Montana
🔥 Railroad Loop Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 0 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Bull Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 246 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Shadow Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 53 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Frisbie Fire 2026
Started: Jul 12 34 acre
Near Sheridan · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 Wildhorse Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jul 12 350 acre 100% contained
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Sunday Creek-Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 39 acre
Near Miles City · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Cottonwood Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 42 acre
Near Muddy · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 1 acre
Near Ashland · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Cracker Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 17 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Wedding -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: Jun 27 0 acre
Near Winnett · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Wrong Turn -Rosebud Fire 2026
Started: Jun 26 2 acre
Near Colstrip · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Rice Fire 2026
Started: Jun 23 7 acre
Near Washakie Ten · Big Horn County, Wyoming
🔥 Dalman -Rosebud Fire 2026
Started: Jun 17 0 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Fox Farm -Powder River Fire 2026
Started: Jun 16 2 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Spring Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jun 15 79 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Moyer Springs Fire 2026
Started: Jun 11 15 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Luman Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jun 10 4 acre
Near Washakie Ten · Big Horn County, Wyoming
🔥 Cutler Draw Fire 2026
Started: Jun 10 6 acre
Near Broadus, Montana · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Bingham Spring Fire 2026
Started: Jun 8 0 acre
Near Broadus, Montana · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Ah Nei Fire 2026
Started: Jun 8 5 acre
Near Shepherd · Yellowstone County, Montana
🔥 Indian Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jun 4 0 acre
Near Buffalo · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Bootjack Fire 2026
Started: May 30 4 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Basin Fire 2026
Started: May 27 1 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Bradshaw Fire 2026
Started: May 27 2,689 acre 100% contained
Near Ashland · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Croton 261 Fire 2026
Started: May 26 30 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Epsie Fire 2026
Started: May 14 5 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Ada Creek -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: May 14 0 acre
Near Jordan · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Pine Hills Fire 2026
Started: May 14 1 acre
Near Miles City · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Linn Fire 2026
Started: May 14 5 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Elk Creek Fire 2026
Started: May 13 34 acre
Near Ashland · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Rough Brad Fire 2026
Started: May 1 35 acre
Near Ashland · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Road -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: Apr 29 0 acre
Near Jordan · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Kane Fire 2026
Started: Mar 22 1,915 acre 100% contained
Near Lovell · Big Horn County, Wyoming
🔥 Cedar Stump Fire 2026
Started: Mar 21 1 acre
Near Buffalo · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Allison Creek -Powder River Fire 2026
Started: Mar 12 1 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Wildcat Fire 2026
Started: Mar 9 100 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Green Tree Fire 2025
Started: Dec 19 23 acre
Near Buffalo · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Mosier Fire 2025
Started: Dec 11 1 acre
Near Buffalo · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Gates Dam Fire 2025
Started: Oct 3 0 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Pearson Fire 2025
Started: Oct 2 5 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Crystal Creek Fire 2025
Started: Oct 2 0 acre
Near Greybull · Big Horn County, Wyoming
🔥 Silver -Mc Cone Fire 2025
Started: Sep 24 234 acre
Near Circle · McCone County, Montana
🔥 91 Fire 2025
Started: Sep 18 45 acre
Near Gillette · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Airport -Custer Fire 2025
Started: Sep 17 1 acre
Near Miles City · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Maggie Creek -Custer Fire 2025
Started: Sep 16 4 acre
Near Miles City · Custer County, Montana
🔥 High Fire 2025
Started: Sep 12 135 acre 40% contained
Near Terry · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Metlin -Powder River Fire 2025
Started: Sep 11 0 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Daily Fire 2025
Started: Sep 8 0 acre
Near Ashland · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Breaks Coulee Fire 2025
Started: Sep 1 50 acre
Near Ashland · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Kline Draw Fire 2025
Started: Sep 1 5 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 West Cook Fire 2025
Started: Aug 19 0 acre
Near Lame Deer · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Yarger Butte Fire 2025
Started: Aug 18 15 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Hart Fire 2025
Started: Aug 14 0 acre
Near Broadus, Montana · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Summer Springs Fire 2025
Started: Aug 14 2,568 acre 100% contained
Near Crow Agency · Treasure County, Montana
🔥 Dry Head Fire 2025
Started: Aug 14 164 acre
Near Lovell, Wyoming · Carbon County, Montana
🔥 Pumpkin Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 130 acre
Near Wright · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Two Tree Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 20 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Spring Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 3,594 acre 100% contained
Near Buffalo · Washakie County, Wyoming
🔥 Tenny Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 15 acre
Near Shepherd · Yellowstone County, Montana
🔥 Pony Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 1,062 acre 40% contained
Near Colstrip · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Brown S Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 61 acre
Near Broadus · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Big Spring Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 6 acre
Near Buffalo · Washakie County, Wyoming
🔥 Mission Butte Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 6,149 acre 90% contained
Near Crow Agency · Big Horn County, Montana
🔥 Beaver Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 9 82 acre
Near Colstrip · Treasure County, Montana
🔥 Slaughter House Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 9 36 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Thompson Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 9 4 acre
Near Buffalo · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 Tepee Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 6 0 acre
Near Story · Washakie County, Wyoming
🔥 Cabin Fire 2025
Started: Aug 6 0 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 South Anderson -Garfield Fire 2025
Started: Aug 5 1 acre
Near Jordan · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Lazy U -Garfield Fire 2025
Started: Aug 5 1 acre
Near Jordan · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Tullock Fire 2025
Started: Aug 4 1,469 acre 100% contained
Near Hardin · Big Horn County, Montana
🔥 Little Spear Fire 2025
Started: Aug 2 10 acre
Near Busby · Big Horn County, Montana
🔥 Cotton Wood Fire 2025
Started: Jul 30 2 acre
Near Buffalo · Johnson County, Wyoming
🔥 Tower 2 Fire 2025
Started: Jul 26 221 acre 100% contained
Near Washakie Ten · Washakie County, Wyoming
🔥 Racetrack Fire 2025
Started: Jul 26 3 acre
Near Buffalo · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 Sh 2 -Custer Fire 2025
Started: Jul 22 0 acre
Near Ashland · Custer County, Montana
🔥 I94 Mm101 -Rosebud Fire 2025
Started: Jul 21 0 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Pit Fire 2025
Started: Jul 18 0 acre
Near Jordan · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Four Mile Fire 2025
Started: Jul 15 2 acre
Near Busby · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 South Prong Fire 2025
Started: Jul 15 20 acre
Near Gillette · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Rusty Mizpah Fire 2025
Started: Jul 12 2 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Mm 165 -Garfield Fire 2025
Started: Jul 10 0 acre
Near Winnett · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Miller Creek Fire 2025
Started: Jul 3 497 acre 100% contained
Near Ashland · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Little Rosebud Creek Fire 2025
Started: Jul 3 120 acre
Near Colstrip · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Ashenhurst Fire 2025
Started: Jul 3 33 acre
Near Colstrip · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Beaverball -Rosebud Fire 2025
Started: Mar 12 99 acre
Near Hysham · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Elk Fire 2024 2024
Started: Sep 28 98,352 acre 100% contained
Near Sheridan · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 Short Draw Fire 2024
Started: Sep 13 34,557 acre 100% contained
Near Broadus, Montana · Campbell County, Wyoming
🔥 Remington Fire 2024
Started: Aug 24 196,368 acre 100% contained
Near Sheridan · Sheridan County, Wyoming
🔥 House Draw Fire 2024
Started: Aug 23 174,547 acre 94% contained
Near Buffalo · Johnson County, Wyoming

Places Near Deadman Fire

Lame Deer, Montana, United States Muddy, Montana, United States Busby, Montana, United States Ashland, Montana, United States Sheridan, Wyoming, United States Ranchester, Wyoming, United States Colstrip, Montana, United States Story, Wyoming, United States Dayton, Wyoming, United States Buffalo, Wyoming, United States Crow Agency, Montana, United States Forsyth, Montana, United States Hardin, Montana, United States Broadus, Montana, United States Hysham, Montana, United States Miles City, Montana, United States Gillette, Wyoming, United States Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming, United States Sleepy Hollow, Wyoming, United States Greybull, Wyoming, United States Basin, Wyoming, United States Worden, Montana, United States Washakie Ten, Wyoming, United States Worland, Wyoming, United States Lovell, Wyoming, United States Wright, Wyoming, United States Shepherd, Montana, United States Cowley, Wyoming, United States Lockwood, Montana, United States Pryor, Montana, United States Moorcroft, Wyoming, United States Byron, Wyoming, United States Billings, Montana, United States Pine Haven, Wyoming, United States Terry, Montana, United States Jordan, Montana, United States Lucerne, Wyoming, United States Ekalaka, Montana, United States Powell, Wyoming, United States Laurel, Montana, United States