Rattlesnake Complex Active Complex 2026

Started: Sep 4 12,859 acre 0% contained Wildfire
Near Terry · Prairie County, Montana
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Rattlesnake Complex is the 2nd-largest active wildfire in Montana, burning 30 miles southeast of Terry.

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The Rattlesnake Complex Fire is a combination of the Snow, Pine Creek and Ayers Pond Fires. All fires will be under the management of The Montana DNRC County Assist Team, led by Incident Commander David Hamilton. The team assumed command at 12 p.m. on September 4, 2026.

Acreage and Containment as of 5 p.m. Friday, September 4:

  • Snow: 12,445 acres and 0% contained
  • Ayers Pond: 640 acres and 20% contained
  • Pine Creek: 950 acres and 50% contained
1 Days Active
2nd By Size 2nd-largest active wildfire in Montana
30 mi SE From Terry from the fire location
12,859 Acres Slightly smaller than Manhattan 15.3x the size of Central Park
0 Recent Acre Growth 12,859 acres/day avg over last 1 days
0%
Contained

Rattlesnake Complex Live Perimeter Growth — All Fires in This Complex

Rattlesnake Complex Fire Growth History
Rattlesnake Complex Containment History
Fire Complex

The Rattlesnake Complex contains these fires:

Complex Members:

Fires near Rattlesnake Complex

🔥 Snow Fire Active Complex Member 2026
Started: Sep 3 12,294 acre 0% contained
Near Terry · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Pine Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 3 413 acre
Near Glendive · Prairie County, Montana
🔥 Ayers Pond Fire Active Complex Member 2026
Started: Sep 3 565 acre 20% contained
Near West Glendive · Prairie County, Montana
🔥 Plum Bloom Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 1 100 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Espy Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 31 39 acre
Near Broadus · Carter County, Montana
🔥 Brake Drum -Mc Cone Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 27 13 acre
Near Circle · McCone County, Montana
🔥 Little Rock -Wibaux Fire 2026
Started: Aug 22 42 acre
Near Wibaux · Wibaux County, Montana
🔥 Bear Jaw Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 2 acre
Near Ekalaka · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Log Creek Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 1 acre
Near Miles City · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Valley Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 224 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Ash Fire 2026
Started: Aug 11 25 acre
Near Baker · Fallon County, Montana
🔥 Big Buffalo Fire 2026
Started: Aug 6 3,598 acre 0% contained
Near Wolf Point · McCone County, Montana
🔥 Idaho Fire 2026
Started: Aug 4 1 acre
Near Wolf Point · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Griffin Fire 2026
Started: Aug 3 738 acre 95% contained
Near Ashland · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Tree Line -Dawson Fire 2026
Started: Aug 2 1 acre
Near Circle · Dawson County, Montana
🔥 Loop Fire 2026
Started: Aug 1 11 acre
Near Poplar · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Target Hill Fire 2026
Started: Jul 31 0 acre
Near Wolf Point · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Honey Fire 2026
Started: Jul 30 0 acre
Near Wolf Point · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Chelsea Church Fire 2026
Started: Jul 29 0 acre
Near Poplar · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Walker Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 0 acre
Near Poplar · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 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
🔥 Magpie Fire 2026
Started: Jul 26 292 acre
Near Glendive · Dawson County, Montana
🔥 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
🔥 Buffalo Ranch 1 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 20 54 acre
Near Poplar · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Mc Graw Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 59 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Fence Post Fire 2026
Started: Jul 15 0 acre
Near Terry · Prairie County, Montana
🔥 Hay Field -Mc Cone Fire 2026
Started: Jul 14 14 acre
Near Wolf Point · McCone County, Montana
🔥 Shadow Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 53 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Sunday Creek-Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 39 acre
Near Miles City · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Sandpaper -Dawson Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 15 acre
Near Terry · Dawson County, Montana
🔥 Woodson Road -Fallon Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 1 acre
Near Beach, North Dakota · Fallon County, Montana
🔥 House Speaker -Richland Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 11 acre
Near Sidney · Richland 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
🔥 Blue Ridge -Wibaux Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 11 acre
Near Wibaux · Wibaux County, Montana
🔥 Wilson Creek -Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 3 acre
Near Ekalaka · Custer County, Montana
🔥 Duck Creek -Fallon Fire 2026
Started: Jul 3 7 acre
Near Baker · Fallon County, Montana
🔥 Wrong Turn -Rosebud Fire 2026
Started: Jun 26 2 acre
Near Colstrip · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Dalman -Rosebud Fire 2026
Started: Jun 17 0 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 Burdick Fire 2026
Started: Jun 8 23 acre
Near Jordan · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Bia 1 Fire 2026
Started: May 31 15 acre
Near Poplar · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Bootjack Fire 2026
Started: May 30 4 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Anticline Fire 2026
Started: May 28 1,000 acre 60% contained
Near Glendive · Wibaux County, Montana
🔥 Basin Fire 2026
Started: May 27 1 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Powerline 2 Fire 2026
Started: May 26 11 acre
Near Wolf Point · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Epsie Fire 2026
Started: May 14 5 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Midnight Strike Fire 2026
Started: May 14 16 acre
Near Culbertson · Roosevelt 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
🔥 Elk Creek Fire 2026
Started: May 13 34 acre
Near Ashland · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Eagles Nest Fire 2026
Started: May 11 33 acre
Near Sidney · Richland County, Montana
🔥 Road -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: Apr 29 0 acre
Near Jordan · Garfield County, Montana
🔥 Mm 8 -Wibaux Fire 2026
Started: Apr 19 8 acre
Near Wibaux · Wibaux County, Montana
🔥 Keith Lane -Carter Fire 2026
Started: Apr 12 1 acre
Near Ekalaka · Carter County, Montana
🔥 Chelsea Slough Fire 2026
Started: Mar 28 1 acre
Near Poplar · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Mm111 -Carter Fire 2026
Started: Mar 21 94 acre
Near Broadus · Carter County, Montana
🔥 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
🔥 537 -Dawson Fire 2026
Started: Mar 8 16 acre
Near Sidney · Dawson County, Montana
🔥 Poor Pump -Dawson Fire 2025
Started: Oct 31 3 acre
Near West Glendive · Dawson County, Montana
🔥 Liten Fire 2025
Started: Oct 2 0 acre
Near Wolf Point · Valley County, Montana
🔥 Beaver Hill -Wibaux Fire 2025
Started: Sep 29 45 acre
Near Wibaux · Wibaux County, Montana
🔥 Silver -Mc Cone Fire 2025
Started: Sep 24 234 acre
Near Circle · McCone County, Montana
🔥 Rot Fire 2025
Started: Sep 17 0 acre
Near Wolf Point · Valley County, Montana
🔥 Thelen -Wibaux Fire 2025
Started: Sep 17 14 acre
Near Beach, North Dakota · Wibaux County, Montana
🔥 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
🔥 Darlene 2 Fire 2025
Started: Sep 1 233 acre 100% contained
Near Poplar · Roosevelt County, Montana
🔥 Yarger Butte Fire 2025
Started: Aug 18 15 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River County, Montana
🔥 Two Tree Fire 2025
Started: Aug 13 20 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River 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
🔥 Slaughter House Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 9 36 acre
Near Forsyth · Rosebud County, Montana
🔥 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
🔥 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
🔥 Rusty Mizpah Fire 2025
Started: Jul 12 2 acre
Near Broadus · Powder River 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

Places Near Rattlesnake Complex

Terry, Montana, United States West Glendive, Montana, United States Glendive, Montana, United States Baker, Montana, United States Ekalaka, Montana, United States Wibaux, Montana, United States Miles City, Montana, United States Beach, North Dakota, United States Circle, Montana, United States Broadus, Montana, United States Sidney, Montana, United States Medora, North Dakota, United States Fairview, Montana, United States Poplar, Montana, United States Bowman, North Dakota, United States Amidon, North Dakota, United States Culbertson, Montana, United States Wolf Point, Montana, United States Ashland, Montana, United States Buffalo, South Dakota, United States Belfield, North Dakota, United States Forsyth, Montana, United States Colstrip, Montana, United States Lame Deer, Montana, United States Williston, North Dakota, United States Watford City, North Dakota, United States New England, North Dakota, United States Muddy, Montana, United States Jordan, Montana, United States Dickinson, North Dakota, United States Belle Fourche, South Dakota, United States Plentywood, Montana, United States Pine Haven, Wyoming, United States Sundance, Wyoming, United States Manning, North Dakota, United States Scobey, Montana, United States Busby, Montana, United States Killdeer, North Dakota, United States Moorcroft, Wyoming, United States North Spearfish, South Dakota, United States