2026 Montana Wildfires

23 Active Fires
83,232 Acres Burning Slightly smaller than the city of Denver
147 2026 Season Fires ▲ +74 (+101%) vs same period last year
119,334 2026 Season Acres ▲ +50,893 (+74%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Montana

Sep 3 Started 26 acres 20 football fields Blue Ridge -Garfield Fire
Sep 3 Started 413 acres 318 football fields Pine Creek Fire
Sep 3 Started 565 acres 67% the size of Central Park 435 football fields Ayers Pond Fire
Sep 3 Started 3,500 acres 2.9x the size of Lincoln Park 67% the size of JFK Airport Snow Fire
Sep 1 Started 100 acres 77 football fields Plum Bloom Fire
Aug 31 Started 90 acres 69 football fields Trap Fire

Largest wildfires in Montana this season

35,433 Acres Slightly smaller than Washington D.C. 42.0x the size of Central Park Sand Creek Salmon
10,850 Acres 9.0x the size of Lincoln Park 2.1x the size of JFK Airport Bobcat Lakes Anaconda
9,637 Acres 8.0x the size of Lincoln Park 1.9x the size of JFK Airport Camp Creek Fire Seeley Lake
7,272 Acres 6.0x the size of Lincoln Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport Silvertip Fire Heart Butte
6,003 Acres 5.0x the size of Lincoln Park Slightly larger than JFK Airport Moose Fire Philipsburg

All 2026 Montana Fires · 147 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Montana. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed the border is listed with the acres that burned in Montana, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Montana is listed too, at its Montana acres, and is not added to the Montana fire counts.

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Fire County Start date Containment Status Acres Center Ignition point
Sand Creek Beaverhead Aug 1, 2026 21% Active 35,433 45.4910, -113.2299 45.4363, -113.3327
Bobcat Lakes Beaverhead Aug 1, 2026 61% Active 10,850 45.6427, -113.1238 45.6111, -113.2288
Camp Creek Fire Lewis and Clark Aug 21, 2026 0% Active 9,637 47.4326, -113.0583 47.4317, -113.1125
Silvertip Fire Flathead Jul 30, 2026 15% Active 7,272 47.8364, -113.2412 47.8355, -113.2735
Moose Fire Granite Jul 26, 2026 15% Active 6,003 46.0735, -113.6688 46.0869, -113.6524
Slough Grass Fire Rosebud Aug 6, 2026 10% Inactive 5,465 45.7232, -106.7632 45.7916, -106.7802
Rehder Creek Fire Musselshell Feb 27, 2026 100% Inactive 4,886 46.3090, -108.4064 46.3090, -108.4374
Windmill Fire Stillwater Aug 19, 2026 100% Inactive 4,253 45.8167, -109.5156 45.8339, -109.6161
Big Buffalo Fire McCone Aug 6, 2026 0% Inactive 3,598 47.9264, -105.6965 47.5722, -105.4314
Snow Fire Custer Sep 3, 2026 0% Active 3,500 46.4908, -105.1771 46.4381, -105.2300
Skillet Fire Lincoln Jul 30, 2026 82% Active 3,409 48.4999, -114.8389 48.5376, -114.8387
Bradshaw Fire Powder River May 27, 2026 100% Inactive 2,689 45.0728, -105.9758 45.0676, -105.9712
Black Bear Fire Ravalli Aug 2, 2026 22% Active 2,126 46.1719, -113.8816 46.0080, -113.7341
Jericho Creek Powell May 18, 2026 82% Inactive 2,068 46.4739, -112.3291 46.5878, -112.0650
Nature Grove Fire Ravalli Aug 23, 2026 0% Active 1,422 46.1466, -113.9127 46.1609, -113.9598
Elder 1 Fire Missoula Jul 24, 2026 100% Inactive 1,235 46.9470, -114.3229 46.9447, -114.2846
East Side Fire Carbon Apr 20, 2026 100% Inactive 1,219 45.1037, -109.2932 45.0997, -109.3004
Middle Coulee Fire Chouteau Aug 2, 2026 0% Inactive 1,200 47.7292, -110.9693 47.7333, -110.9904
Deer Creek Fire Lincoln Aug 20, 2026 96% Active 1,099 48.1561, -115.0721 48.1417, -114.1974
Anticline Fire Wibaux May 28, 2026 60% Inactive 1,000 46.7660, -104.5823 46.8518, -104.5725
Teal Fire Sheridan May 11, 2026 Inactive 980 48.4574, -104.4630 48.4652, -104.4967
Roe 2 Fire Beaverhead Aug 27, 2026 100% Active 978 44.9234, -112.7536 44.8952, -112.8203
Harris Fire Rosebud Aug 9, 2026 60% Inactive 924 45.1894, -106.6336 45.1932, -106.6324
Griffin Fire Powder River Aug 3, 2026 95% Inactive 738 45.2499, -106.1253 45.2570, -106.1373
Panama Fire Jefferson Mar 18, 2026 75% Inactive 598 45.9091, -111.8381 45.8982, -111.8469
Ayers Pond Fire Prairie Sep 3, 2026 20% Active 565 46.6476, -104.8148 46.6507, -104.8304
Pine Creek Fire Prairie Sep 3, 2026 Active 413 46.6204, -104.7585 46.6217, -104.7684
Deer Hollow Fire Ravalli Jul 3, 2026 100% Inactive 402 45.9805, -114.1343 45.9702, -114.1396
Ant Park Meagher Aug 1, 2026 85% Inactive 400 46.7427, -110.6262 46.7393, -110.6353
Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire Big Horn Jul 31, 2026 100% Inactive 361 45.4149, -108.4052 45.4220, -108.4232
Lost Cabin Fire Carbon Jul 3, 2026 60% Inactive 305 45.2388, -108.7590 45.1683, -108.3353
Tri Fire Glacier Jan 31, 2026 Inactive 301 48.6180, -112.7180
Magpie Fire Dawson Jul 26, 2026 Inactive 292 46.9731, -104.6534 46.9691, -104.6594
Sawmill Fire Fergus Aug 23, 2026 Inactive 249 47.5251, -109.6044 47.5577, -108.9809
East Fork Creek Fire Yellowstone Aug 3, 2026 Inactive 248 45.4648, -108.4017 45.5025, -108.4234
Billy Fire Garfield May 14, 2026 100% Inactive 230 47.6197, -107.2597 47.6180, -107.2748
Valley Fire Rosebud Aug 18, 2026 Inactive 224 46.2425, -106.7062 46.2440, -106.7047
New Hope Fire Blaine Jul 20, 2026 Inactive 213 48.4692, -109.1058 48.4721, -109.1169
Cherry Peak Fire Sanders Aug 18, 2026 100% Inactive 173 47.4870, -115.1954 47.4298, -115.1390
King Salmon Fire Valley Jul 30, 2026 Inactive 151 47.7732, -106.9523 47.7726, -106.9359
North Fork Fire Ravalli Jul 26, 2026 70% Active 118 46.1608, -114.3378 46.1575, -114.1100
716 Complex 1 Fire Treasure Jul 17, 2026 Inactive 104 46.2776, -107.5059 46.2896, -107.4890
Plum Bloom Fire Powder River Sep 1, 2026 Active 100 45.1993, -105.8522 45.1941, -105.8224
Wildcat Fire Rosebud Mar 9, 2026 Inactive 100 46.2986, -106.5398 46.2665, -106.5000
Mm111 -Carter Fire Carter Mar 21, 2026 Inactive 94 45.2182, -104.8715 45.2152, -104.8684
Twin Sisters Fire Judith Basin Jul 26, 2026 100% Inactive 92 46.7500, -109.9413 46.7553, -110.0440
Trap Fire Rosebud Aug 31, 2026 Active 90 45.7677, -106.8237 45.7865, -106.7794
Valley Fire Blaine May 9, 2026 Inactive 90 48.4818, -108.6995 48.4693, -108.6710
Baldy Peak Fire Custer Jul 27, 2026 Inactive 87 46.4299, -105.3961 46.4275, -105.3920
Last Chance -Mc Cone Fire McCone Jul 20, 2026 Inactive 77 47.1850, -105.9606 47.1847, -105.9789
Reservoir Fire Custer Jul 27, 2026 Inactive 73 46.4254, -105.3771 46.4240, -105.3800
Skull Fire Beaverhead Aug 27, 2026 0% Active 67 45.5804, -113.2160 45.5741, -113.2089
Butterfly Fire Ravalli Aug 1, 2026 97% Inactive 67 46.2507, -113.9193 46.2508, -113.9219
Mc Graw Fire Rosebud Jul 17, 2026 Inactive 59 46.3218, -106.7540 46.3224, -106.8926
Buffalo Ranch 1 Fire Roosevelt Jul 20, 2026 Inactive 54 48.3492, -105.4162 48.3590, -105.4490
Shadow Ridge Fire Powder River Jul 13, 2026 Inactive 53 45.0351, -105.2205 45.0321, -105.2232
Falls Point Fire Ravalli Aug 24, 2026 0% Active 46 45.7037, -114.0618 45.7120, -114.0142
Little Rock -Wibaux Fire Wibaux Aug 22, 2026 Inactive 42 47.0020, -104.2830
Cottonwood Fire Rosebud Jul 4, 2026 Inactive 42 45.6964, -106.9018 45.6942, -106.9058
Espy Fire Carter Aug 31, 2026 Active 39 45.1509, -104.9745 45.0984, -105.0283
Sunday Creek-Custer Fire Custer Jul 11, 2026 Inactive 39 46.5110, -105.8510 46.4989, -105.8536
Rough Brad Fire Powder River May 1, 2026 Inactive 35 45.0580, -105.9600 45.0594, -105.9592
Elk Creek Fire Powder River May 13, 2026 Inactive 34 45.3272, -105.9934 45.3441, -106.0201
Natural Bridge Fire Sweet Grass Jan 6, 2026 Inactive 34 45.5416, -110.2136 45.5441, -110.2143
Advent Creek Fire Flathead Jul 17, 2026 Inactive 33 48.5259, -114.7901 48.5256, -114.7920
Eagles Nest Fire Richland May 11, 2026 Inactive 33 47.7208, -104.0657 47.7180, -104.0982
Coal Seam Fire Big Horn Aug 23, 2026 Inactive 30 45.6226, -106.8867 45.6350, -106.8734
Blue Ridge -Garfield Fire Garfield Sep 3, 2026 Active 26 47.3214, -107.7226 47.3216, -107.7237
Rough Draw Fire Rosebud Aug 30, 2026 Active 25 45.7867, -106.8096 45.7862, -106.8129
Owl Creek Fire Carter Aug 16, 2026 Inactive 25 45.0530, -104.2474 45.0651, -104.2907
Ash Fire Fallon Aug 11, 2026 Inactive 25 46.6370, -104.2990 46.6343, -104.3019
Kelty Fire Rosebud Jul 28, 2026 Inactive 25 45.5297, -106.4733 45.5307, -106.4732
Four Dances Fire Yellowstone Jul 22, 2026 Inactive 25 45.7873, -108.4638 45.7786, -108.4636
Burdick Fire Garfield Jun 8, 2026 Inactive 23 47.6043, -106.8314 47.6086, -106.8486
Chilcott Rd Fire Carbon Mar 12, 2026 Inactive 22 45.5473, -108.8437 45.5497, -108.8464
Fly Creek 2 Fire Big Horn Jul 19, 2026 Inactive 20 45.8829, -108.0001 45.8802, -107.9994
Cracker Ridge Fire Rosebud Jul 4, 2026 Inactive 17 46.3047, -106.2624 46.3044, -106.2639
Midnight Strike Fire Roosevelt May 14, 2026 Inactive 16 48.2873, -104.7966 48.2880, -104.7917
537 -Dawson Fire Dawson Mar 8, 2026 Inactive 16 47.5823, -104.6156 47.5836, -104.6129
Buffalo Spring Fire Yellowstone Aug 7, 2026 Inactive 15 45.9708, -108.6445 45.9723, -108.6458
Sandpaper -Dawson Fire Dawson Jul 10, 2026 Inactive 15 47.0363, -105.1222 47.0355, -105.1193
Bia 1 Fire Roosevelt May 31, 2026 Inactive 15 48.1164, -105.2545 48.1145, -105.2552
Hay Field -Mc Cone Fire McCone Jul 14, 2026 Inactive 14 48.0239, -105.7052 48.0247, -105.7052
Brake Drum -Mc Cone Fire McCone Aug 27, 2026 Active 13 47.6883, -105.4938 47.6884, -105.4948
Adams Fire Flathead Aug 23, 2026 Inactive 11 48.5129, -114.6848 48.5142, -114.6832
Loop Fire Roosevelt Aug 1, 2026 Inactive 11 48.1579, -105.3336 48.1397, -105.3386
House Speaker -Richland Fire Richland Jul 10, 2026 Inactive 11 47.5558, -104.4102 47.5556, -104.4102
Blue Ridge -Wibaux Fire Wibaux Jul 4, 2026 Inactive 11 47.0620, -104.2320
Powerline 2 Fire Roosevelt May 26, 2026 Inactive 11 48.0455, -105.7488 48.0449, -105.7451
Mine Fire Big Horn Aug 5, 2026 Inactive 10 45.0702, -106.8170 45.0734, -106.8153
Queen Gulch Fire Jefferson Jul 28, 2026 Inactive 8 46.2853, -111.8727 46.2849, -111.8732
Mm 8 -Wibaux Fire Wibaux Apr 19, 2026 Inactive 8 47.0020, -104.2824 47.0025, -104.2862
Duck Creek -Fallon Fire Fallon Jul 3, 2026 Inactive 7 46.0940, -104.3272 46.0928, -104.3282
Pronghorn Fire Carbon Jun 23, 2026 Inactive 6 45.2934, -108.9343 45.1129, -109.0066
Ah Nei Fire Yellowstone Jun 8, 2026 Inactive 5 46.0373, -108.3201 46.0390, -108.3097
Epsie Fire Powder River May 14, 2026 Inactive 5 45.5313, -105.7869 45.5310, -105.7860
South Fork Fire Fergus Jan 11, 2026 Inactive 5 46.8054, -109.0103 46.8050, -109.0101
Valentine Fire Fergus Jul 17, 2026 Inactive 4 47.3580, -108.4849 47.3663, -108.5185
Bootjack Fire Powder River May 30, 2026 Inactive 4 45.0695, -105.8061 45.0625, -105.8510
Cattle Baron Fire Glacier Jan 15, 2026 Inactive 4 48.8580, -113.4350
Lumber Fire Sanders Aug 22, 2026 Inactive 3 47.4311, -114.9575 47.4313, -114.9599
Ortiz Fire Stillwater Jul 28, 2026 Inactive 3 45.5276, -109.1371 45.0000, -109.0495
Wilson Creek -Custer Fire Custer Jul 4, 2026 Inactive 3 46.3076, -104.9592 46.5128, -105.5997
Bear Jaw Fire Custer Aug 18, 2026 Inactive 2 46.0604, -105.1720 45.9113, -105.2823
Williams -Custer Fire Custer Jul 28, 2026 Inactive 2 46.6558, -105.4943 46.6529, -105.5000
Gray Fire Jefferson Jul 17, 2026 Inactive 2 46.2412, -112.3535 46.2425, -112.3459
Wrong Turn -Rosebud Fire Rosebud Jun 26, 2026 Inactive 2 45.9342, -106.6628 45.9343, -106.6624
Fox Farm -Powder River Fire Powder River Jun 16, 2026 Inactive 2 45.0157, -105.7207 45.0525, -105.7457
Ross Fork Fire Granite Apr 7, 2026 Inactive 2 46.2142, -113.5214 46.2156, -113.5211
Trixie Fire Flathead Aug 23, 2026 Inactive 1 48.4515, -114.7254 48.4647, -114.7147
Log Creek Fire Custer Aug 18, 2026 Active 1 46.3215, -105.7551 46.3070, -105.7139
Idaho Fire Roosevelt Aug 4, 2026 Inactive 1 48.0815, -105.6368 48.0816, -105.6369
Tree Line -Dawson Fire Dawson Aug 2, 2026 Inactive 1 47.3928, -105.1297 47.3928, -105.1303
Cedar Canyon -Custer Fire Custer Jul 27, 2026 Inactive 1 46.4270, -105.4420 46.4270, -105.4417
Woodson Road -Fallon Fire Fallon Jul 10, 2026 Inactive 1 46.4310, -104.3684 46.4301, -104.3660
Creek Fire Powder River Jul 4, 2026 Inactive 1 45.2079, -106.0285 45.2080, -106.0280
Basin Fire Powder River May 27, 2026 Inactive 1 45.1880, -105.7773 45.1307, -105.6747
Pine Hills Fire Custer May 14, 2026 Inactive 1 46.4106, -105.6648 46.4105, -105.6656
Rodeo Fire Glacier Apr 15, 2026 Inactive 1 48.5631, -113.0274
Keith Lane -Carter Fire Carter Apr 12, 2026 Inactive 1 45.6135, -104.8143 45.6135, -104.8139
Chelsea Slough Fire Roosevelt Mar 28, 2026 Inactive 1 48.1334, -105.3345 48.1339, -105.3343
Allison Creek -Powder River Fire Powder River Mar 12, 2026 Inactive 1 45.3948, -105.3478 45.3948, -105.3478
Tana Fire Glacier Jan 30, 2026 Inactive 1 48.6240, -112.4860
Ingomar Road -Garfield Fire Garfield Aug 18, 2026 Inactive 0 47.0116, -107.3860 47.0116, -107.3856
Lamoose Fire Lake Aug 14, 2026 Inactive 0 47.2042, -114.1136
Target Hill Fire Roosevelt Jul 31, 2026 Inactive 0 48.1174, -105.6018 48.1171, -105.6028
Honey Fire Roosevelt Jul 30, 2026 Inactive 0 48.0861, -105.5503 48.0857, -105.5497
Chelsea Church Fire Roosevelt Jul 29, 2026 Inactive 0 48.1342, -105.3353 48.1346, -105.3397
Walker Fire Roosevelt Jul 28, 2026 Inactive 0 48.1099, -105.1802 48.1100, -105.1800
North Fork Smith Fire Custer Jul 27, 2026 Inactive 0 46.4254, -105.3846 46.4254, -105.3847
Fort Keogh Fire Custer Jul 23, 2026 Inactive 0 46.3839, -105.8869 46.3902, -105.8805
Fence Post Fire Prairie Jul 15, 2026 Inactive 0 46.8759, -105.0799 46.8737, -105.0800
Wedding -Garfield Fire Garfield Jun 27, 2026 Inactive 0 47.0403, -107.6579 47.0403, -107.6578
Dalman -Rosebud Fire Rosebud Jun 17, 2026 Inactive 0 46.2793, -106.5613 46.2795, -106.5614
Mc Kay Fire Glacier Jun 4, 2026 Inactive 0 48.5543, -113.0249
Cone Butte Fire Fergus May 29, 2026 Inactive 0 47.2593, -109.0640 47.3347, -109.0513
Carlson Fire Jefferson May 26, 2026 Inactive 0 46.2590, -112.3892 46.2578, -112.3889
Ada Creek -Garfield Fire Garfield May 14, 2026 Inactive 0 47.3310, -106.5818 47.3310, -106.5815
Substation Fire Glacier May 1, 2026 Inactive 0 48.5955, -113.0227
Road -Garfield Fire Garfield Apr 29, 2026 Inactive 0 47.3347, -106.9084 47.3348, -106.9084
Fudd Fire Glacier Apr 24, 2026 Inactive 0 48.5896, -113.1348
Spring Park Fire Phillips Apr 22, 2026 Inactive 0 47.9239, -108.4781 47.9100, -108.4983
Campground Fire Glacier Mar 28, 2026 Inactive 0 48.5615, -113.0221
Aarie Fire Glacier Mar 20, 2026 Inactive 0 48.5152, -112.8584
Lg51 6035 Fire Jefferson Mar 9, 2026 Inactive 0 45.8688, -112.0086 45.8677, -112.0121
Lewis Fire Glacier Mar 5, 2026 Inactive 0 48.5072, -113.1460
Vape Fire Glacier Jan 1, 2026 Inactive 0 48.5200, -113.0760
Totals 2026 Season Fires 147 Active Fires 23 Acres Burning 83,232 2026 Season Acres 119,334

Land cover · Montana 2026

Burned acres in Montana for the 2026 season, split by the kind of land that burned. Each figure counts the LANDFIRE 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.

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Acres by cover type Acres in Montana % of burned % of Montana
Forest 81,305 69.1% 23.5%
Range (shrubland) 17,535 14.9% 23.5%
Grassland 16,962 14.4% 39.1%
Other 1,837 1.6% 14.0%
Measured acres in Montana 117,639
Measured fires
Fire Reported acres Acres in Montana Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified
Sand Creek 35,433 35,464 33,545 1,461 363 93 0
Bobcat Lakes 10,850 10,849 9,625 970 81 174 0
Camp Creek Fire 9,637 9,657 9,008 510 54 85 0
Silvertip Fire 7,272 7,279 5,850 803 274 352 0
Slough Grass Fire 5,465 6,468 113 1,908 4,401 46 0
Moose Fire 6,003 6,003 5,779 119 103 2 0
Rehder Creek Fire 4,886 4,566 1,051 2,681 832 2 0
Windmill Fire 4,253 4,250 1,217 2,013 1,017 3 0
Skillet Fire 3,409 3,413 3,258 119 35 1 0
Snow Fire 3,500 2,945 1,347 509 1,088 1 0
Bradshaw Fire 2,689 2,210 238 783 1,182 6 0
Black Bear Fire 2,126 2,126 1,721 354 32 18 0
Jericho Creek 2,068 2,067 1,841 210 16 0 0
Middle Coulee Fire 1,200 1,517 26 336 1,119 36 0
Nature Grove Fire 1,422 1,425 1,293 121 3 9 0
Elder 1 Fire 1,235 1,234 1,120 111 1 1 0
East Side Fire 1,219 1,217 950 230 13 24 0
Anticline Fire 1,000 1,216 536 184 473 23 0
Deer Creek Fire 1,099 1,098 1,091 6 1 0 0
Teal Fire 980 982 1 2 750 229 0
Roe 2 Fire 978 982 3 965 15 0 0
Harris Fire 924 926 130 350 446 0 0
Big Buffalo Fire 3,598 869 3 30 595 240 0
Griffin Fire 738 737 54 228 454 1 0
716 Complex 1 Fire 104 624 0 449 174 2 0
Panama Fire 598 596 51 499 47 0 0
Ayers Pond Fire 565 568 1 46 475 45 0
Pine Creek Fire 413 413 1 5 403 4 0
Deer Hollow Fire 402 405 0 218 174 12 0
Ant Park 400 401 235 154 11 0 0
Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire 361 360 3 46 309 3 0
Lost Cabin Fire 305 319 100 211 8 0 0
Magpie Fire 292 294 26 83 166 19 0
New Hope Fire 213 262 0 0 208 54 0
East Fork Creek Fire 248 250 7 28 76 139 0
Sawmill Fire 249 250 129 38 83 0 0
Billy Fire 230 229 141 38 49 0 0
Valley Fire 224 224 121 75 29 0 0
Plum Bloom Fire 100 183 0 31 152 0 0
Buffalo Ranch 1 Fire 54 180 0 0 178 2 0
Cherry Peak Fire 173 174 172 2 0 0 0
King Salmon Fire 151 153 4 57 91 0 0
Coal Seam Fire 30 119 7 74 39 0 0
North Fork Fire 118 118 2 19 24 73 0
Wildcat Fire 100 104 38 4 59 3 0
Mm111 -Carter Fire 94 94 0 66 26 2 0
Woodson Road -Fallon Fire 1 92 0 2 84 5 0
Twin Sisters Fire 92 92 77 6 9 0 0
Trap Fire 90 91 2 52 36 0 0
Valley Fire 90 90 5 0 67 18 0
Baldy Peak Fire 87 86 11 50 21 4 0
Last Chance -Mc Cone Fire 77 77 0 2 71 4 0
Reservoir Fire 73 73 6 47 16 4 0
Butterfly Fire 67 68 68 0 0 0 0
Skull Fire 67 66 66 0 0 0 0
Mc Graw Fire 59 60 1 29 30 0 0
Shadow Ridge Fire 53 57 0 3 53 0 0
Mine Fire 10 51 2 33 12 5 0
Falls Point Fire 46 46 46 0 0 0 0
Mm 8 -Wibaux Fire 8 42 0 0 42 0 0
Cottonwood Fire 42 42 0 6 36 0 0
Sunday Creek-Custer Fire 39 40 0 22 18 0 0
Espy Fire 39 40 27 2 11 0 0
Sandpaper -Dawson Fire 15 37 0 0 21 16 0
Natural Bridge Fire 34 35 12 1 20 2 0
Elk Creek Fire 34 35 6 6 23 0 0
Rough Brad Fire 35 35 11 8 16 0 0
Eagles Nest Fire 33 28 21 0 5 2 0
Fly Creek 2 Fire 20 28 0 4 23 0 0
Advent Creek Fire 33 28 28 0 0 0 0
Ortiz Fire 3 27 14 5 9 0 0
Ash Fire 25 26 0 0 7 18 0
Blue Ridge -Garfield Fire 26 26 0 6 19 0 0
Chilcott Rd Fire 22 25 0 0 19 6 0
Four Dances Fire 25 25 2 24 0 0 0
Owl Creek Fire 25 25 0 7 18 0 0
Rough Draw Fire 25 25 2 14 10 0 0
Burdick Fire 23 24 1 12 11 0 0
Kelty Fire 25 23 22 0 0 0 0
Buffalo Spring Fire 15 19 0 2 4 13 0
Ah Nei Fire 5 18 2 16 0 0 0
537 -Dawson Fire 16 17 0 1 16 0 0
Duck Creek -Fallon Fire 7 17 0 0 5 13 0
Cracker Ridge Fire 17 17 0 10 7 0 0
Midnight Strike Fire 16 15 0 0 15 0 0
Bia 1 Fire 15 15 0 0 15 0 0
Brake Drum -Mc Cone Fire 13 14 0 0 5 9 0
Powerline 2 Fire 11 12 0 0 11 0 0
Loop Fire 11 12 0 0 12 0 0
House Speaker -Richland Fire 11 11 0 0 11 0 0
Adams Fire 11 11 11 0 0 0 0
Queen Gulch Fire 8 10 10 0 0 0 0
South Fork Fire 5 6 6 0 0 0 0
Allison Creek -Powder River Fire 1 5 0 1 2 2 0
Bootjack Fire 4 4 1 0 2 0 0
Pronghorn Fire 6 4 0 4 1 0 0
Valentine Fire 4 4 1 2 1 0 0
Lumber Fire 3 4 2 1 0 1 0
Wilson Creek -Custer Fire 3 3 1 0 2 0 0
Williams -Custer Fire 2 3 0 1 0 2 0
Ross Fork Fire 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Epsie Fire 5 2 0 1 0 1 0
Basin Fire 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
Fox Farm -Powder River Fire 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
Wrong Turn -Rosebud Fire 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Chelsea Church Fire 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
Tree Line -Dawson Fire 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
Bear Jaw Fire 2 2 0 1 2 0 0
Chelsea Slough Fire 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Keith Lane -Carter Fire 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pine Hills Fire 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Rodeo Fire 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Creek Fire 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Wedding -Garfield Fire 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Hay Field -Mc Cone Fire 14 1 0 0 1 0 0
Gray Fire 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Fort Keogh Fire 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho Fire 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Log Creek Fire 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ingomar Road -Garfield Fire 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Spring Park Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ada Creek -Garfield Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lewis Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aarie Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlson Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dalman -Rosebud Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fence Post Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cedar Canyon -Custer Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Honey Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lamoose Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trixie Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fires awaiting measurement
Fire Reported acres Whole perimeter acres Reason
Tri Fire 301 Awaiting a perimeter
Little Rock -Wibaux Fire 42 Awaiting a perimeter
Blue Ridge -Wibaux Fire 11 Awaiting a perimeter
Cattle Baron Fire 4 Awaiting a perimeter
Tana Fire 1 Awaiting a perimeter
Lg51 6035 Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Road -Garfield Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Vape Fire 0 Awaiting a perimeter
Substation Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Fudd Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Cone Butte Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Campground Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Mc Kay Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
North Fork Smith Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Walker Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Target Hill Fire 0 Smaller than one cell
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 147 119,334
Offered to measurement 147 119,334
Complex roll-up residue 0
Fires with cells 131 118,975
Awaiting a perimeter 6 359
Awaiting measurement 0 0
Measurement errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 10 0
Every cell outside Montana 0 0
Measured acres in Montana 131 117,639
Measured acres outside Montana 0
Whole perimeter acres 117,639
Reported minus measured 1,336
Burned in from another state or province 0 0

Forest ownership · Montana 2026

Burned forest acres in Montana for the 2026 season, split by who owns the land. Owners are mapped for forestland, so every figure here counts burned cells whose LANDFIRE lifeform is Tree. The Fires tab carries the season acreage this site reports.

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Burned forest by owner Forest acres in Montana % of burned forest % of Montana's forestland
Public 74,289 91.4% 69.6%
Federal 74,260 91.3% 65.8%
State 30 0.0% 3.8%
Local (county, city) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Tribal 26 0.0% 5.7%
Tribal 26 0.0% 5.7%
Private 4,967 6.1% 24.7%
Family 2,538 3.1% 15.2%
Corporate 2,014 2.5% 7.1%
TIMO/REIT 416 0.5% 1.9%
Other private 0 0.0% 0.4%
Ownership not modeled 2,023 2.5%
Burned forest in Montana 81,305
Fires by owner
Fire Forest acres in Montana Federal State Local Tribal Private Not modeled
Sand Creek 33,545 33,003 0 0 0 403 140
Bobcat Lakes 9,625 9,445 0 0 0 138 42
Camp Creek Fire 9,008 8,997 0 0 0 0 11
Silvertip Fire 5,850 5,744 0 0 0 0 107
Moose Fire 5,779 5,779 0 0 0 0 0
Skillet Fire 3,258 3,209 0 0 0 0 49
Jericho Creek 1,841 1,827 0 0 0 0 14
Black Bear Fire 1,721 1,716 0 0 0 0 4
Snow Fire 1,347 143 0 0 0 987 218
Nature Grove Fire 1,293 1,292 0 0 0 0 0
Windmill Fire 1,217 0 0 0 0 409 808
Elder 1 Fire 1,120 814 0 0 0 305 1
Deer Creek Fire 1,091 0 0 0 0 1,027 64
Rehder Creek Fire 1,051 141 0 0 0 876 34
East Side Fire 950 831 0 0 0 114 6
Anticline Fire 536 208 0 0 0 157 171
Bradshaw Fire 238 17 0 0 0 197 24
Ant Park 235 235 0 0 0 0 0
Cherry Peak Fire 172 171 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Fire 141 109 0 0 0 10 23
Harris Fire 130 88 19 0 0 0 23
Sawmill Fire 129 105 0 0 0 12 11
Valley Fire 121 4 0 0 0 71 45
Slough Grass Fire 113 0 0 0 0 87 26
Lost Cabin Fire 100 4 0 0 0 29 66
Twin Sisters Fire 77 74 0 0 0 1 2
Butterfly Fire 68 68 0 0 0 0 0
Skull Fire 66 66 0 0 0 0 0
Griffin Fire 54 53 0 0 0 0 1
Panama Fire 51 0 0 0 0 46 5
Falls Point Fire 46 46 0 0 0 0 0
Wildcat Fire 38 0 0 0 0 36 1
Advent Creek Fire 28 28 0 0 0 0 0
Espy Fire 27 0 0 0 0 16 10
Magpie Fire 26 0 0 0 0 1 25
Middle Coulee Fire 26 0 0 0 0 0 26
Kelty Fire 22 0 0 0 21 0 1
Eagles Nest Fire 21 0 0 0 0 18 3
Ortiz Fire 14 0 0 0 0 6 8
Natural Bridge Fire 12 1 11 0 0 0 0
Rough Brad Fire 11 0 0 0 0 9 2
Baldy Peak Fire 11 0 0 0 0 0 11
Adams Fire 11 11 0 0 0 0 0
Queen Gulch Fire 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
East Fork Creek Fire 7 0 0 0 2 0 5
Coal Seam Fire 7 0 0 0 2 0 4
South Fork Fire 6 3 0 0 0 2 0
Elk Creek Fire 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
Reservoir Fire 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
Valley Fire 5 0 0 0 0 0 4
King Salmon Fire 4 2 0 0 0 0 1
Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Big Buffalo Fire 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Roe 2 Fire 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
Ah Nei Fire 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
Four Dances Fire 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
North Fork Fire 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mine Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Lumber Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rough Draw Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Trap Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ross Fork Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Teal Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pine Hills Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bootjack Fire 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Burdick Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wrong Turn -Rosebud Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wilson Creek -Custer Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Valentine Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gray Fire 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mc Graw Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ayers Pond Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pine Creek Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
537 -Dawson Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keith Lane -Carter Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spring Park Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deer Hollow Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woodson Road -Fallon Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cottonwood Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ash Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trixie Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plum Bloom Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

49 measured fires burned zero forest cells.

Reconciliation
Owner cells 365,590 81,305
Land cover Forest cells 365,590 81,305
Equal 365,590

Search Fires

🔥 Sand Creek Active 2026
Started: Aug 1 35,433 acre 21% contained
🔥 Bobcat Lakes Active 2026
Started: Aug 1 10,850 acre 61% contained
🔥 Blue Ridge -Garfield Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 3 26 acre
🔥 Pine Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 3 413 acre
🔥 Ayers Pond Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 3 565 acre 20% contained
🔥 Snow Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 3 3,500 acre 0% contained
🔥 Plum Bloom Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 1 100 acre
🔥 Trap Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 31 90 acre
🔥 Espy Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 31 39 acre
🔥 Rough Draw Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 30 25 acre
🔥 Brake Drum -Mc Cone Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 27 13 acre
🔥 Cherry Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 27 291 acre
🔥 Skull Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 27 67 acre 0% contained
🔥 Cooper Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 25 310 acre 0% contained
🔥 Falls Point Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 24 46 acre 0% contained
🔥 Nature Grove Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 23 1,422 acre 0% contained
🔥 Scimitar Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 22 334 acre 0% contained
🔥 Camp Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 21 9,637 acre 0% contained
🔥 Log Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 18 1 acre
🔥 Black Bear Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 2 2,126 acre 22% contained
🔥 Moose Mountain Active 2026
Started: Aug 1 5,579 acre 8% contained
🔥 Porcupine Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 31 180 acre 0% contained
🔥 Silvertip Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 30 7,272 acre 15% contained
🔥 Moose Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 26 6,003 acre 15% contained
🔥 North Fork Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 26 118 acre 70% contained
🔥 Roe 2 Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 27 978 acre 100% contained
🔥 Dudley Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 26 800 acre 88% contained
🔥 Sawmill Fire 2026
Started: Aug 23 249 acre
🔥 Coal Seam Fire 2026
Started: Aug 23 30 acre
🔥 Adams Fire 2026
Started: Aug 23 11 acre
🔥 Trixie Fire 2026
Started: Aug 23 1 acre
🔥 Little Rock -Wibaux Fire 2026
Started: Aug 22 42 acre
🔥 Lumber Fire 2026
Started: Aug 22 3 acre
🔥 Deer Creek Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 20 1,099 acre 96% contained
🔥 West Coal Creek Fire 2026
Started: Aug 19 896 acre 100% contained
🔥 Windmill Fire 2026
Started: Aug 19 4,253 acre 100% contained
🔥 Caribou Fire 2026
Started: Aug 19 10 acre
🔥 Bear Jaw Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 2 acre
🔥 Valley Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 224 acre
🔥 Ingomar Road -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 0 acre
🔥 Cherry Peak Fire 2026
Started: Aug 18 173 acre 100% contained
🔥 Lamoose Fire 2026
Started: Aug 14 0 acre
🔥 Ash Fire 2026
Started: Aug 11 25 acre
🔥 Harris Fire 2026
Started: Aug 9 924 acre 60% contained
🔥 Buffalo Spring Fire 2026
Started: Aug 7 15 acre
🔥 Big Buffalo Fire 2026
Started: Aug 6 3,598 acre 0% contained
🔥 Slough Grass Fire 2026
Started: Aug 6 5,465 acre 10% contained
🔥 Mine Fire 2026
Started: Aug 5 10 acre
🔥 Idaho Fire 2026
Started: Aug 4 1 acre
🔥 Cedar Fire 2026
Started: Aug 4 0 acre
🔥 East Fork Creek Fire 2026
Started: Aug 3 248 acre
🔥 Griffin Fire 2026
Started: Aug 3 738 acre 95% contained
🔥 Tree Line -Dawson Fire 2026
Started: Aug 2 1 acre
🔥 Middle Coulee Fire 2026
Started: Aug 2 1,200 acre 0% contained
🔥 Butterfly Fire 2026
Started: Aug 1 67 acre 97% contained
🔥 Loop Fire 2026
Started: Aug 1 11 acre
🔥 Ant Park 2026
Started: Aug 1 400 acre 85% contained
🔥 Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 31 361 acre 100% contained
🔥 Target Hill Fire 2026
Started: Jul 31 0 acre
🔥 King Salmon Fire 2026
Started: Jul 30 151 acre
🔥 Skillet Fire Active 2026
Started: Jul 30 3,409 acre 82% contained
🔥 Honey Fire 2026
Started: Jul 30 0 acre
🔥 Chelsea Church Fire 2026
Started: Jul 29 0 acre
🔥 Walker Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 0 acre
🔥 Kelty Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 25 acre
🔥 Williams -Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 2 acre
🔥 Ortiz Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 3 acre
🔥 Queen Gulch Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 8 acre
🔥 Baldy Peak Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 87 acre
🔥 Reservoir Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 73 acre
🔥 Cedar Canyon -Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 1 acre
🔥 North Fork Smith Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 0 acre
🔥 Twin Sisters Fire 2026
Started: Jul 26 92 acre 100% contained
🔥 Magpie Fire 2026
Started: Jul 26 292 acre
🔥 Elder 1 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 24 1,235 acre 100% contained
🔥 Fort Keogh Fire 2026
Started: Jul 23 0 acre
🔥 Four Dances Fire 2026
Started: Jul 22 25 acre
🔥 Last Chance -Mc Cone Fire 2026
Started: Jul 20 77 acre
🔥 Buffalo Ranch 1 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 20 54 acre
🔥 New Hope Fire 2026
Started: Jul 20 213 acre
🔥 Fly Creek 2 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 19 20 acre
🔥 Mc Graw Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 59 acre
🔥 Valentine Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 4 acre
🔥 Gray Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 2 acre
🔥 716 Complex 1 Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 104 acre
🔥 Advent Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jul 17 33 acre
🔥 Turner Fire 2026
Started: Jul 16 681 acre 100% contained
🔥 Fence Post Fire 2026
Started: Jul 15 0 acre
🔥 Hay Field -Mc Cone Fire 2026
Started: Jul 14 14 acre
🔥 Shadow Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 53 acre
🔥 Frisbie Fire 2026
Started: Jul 12 34 acre
🔥 Sunday Creek-Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 39 acre
🔥 Sandpaper -Dawson Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 15 acre
🔥 Woodson Road -Fallon Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 1 acre
🔥 House Speaker -Richland Fire 2026
Started: Jul 10 11 acre
🔥 Cottonwood Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 42 acre
🔥 Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 1 acre
🔥 Cracker Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 17 acre
🔥 Blue Ridge -Wibaux Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 11 acre
🔥 Wilson Creek -Custer Fire 2026
Started: Jul 4 3 acre
🔥 Duck Creek -Fallon Fire 2026
Started: Jul 3 7 acre
🔥 Deer Hollow Fire 2026
Started: Jul 3 402 acre 100% contained
🔥 Lost Cabin Fire 2026
Started: Jul 3 305 acre 60% contained
🔥 Wedding -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: Jun 27 0 acre
🔥 Wrong Turn -Rosebud Fire 2026
Started: Jun 26 2 acre
🔥 Pronghorn Fire 2026
Started: Jun 23 6 acre
🔥 Dalman -Rosebud Fire 2026
Started: Jun 17 0 acre
🔥 Fox Farm -Powder River Fire 2026
Started: Jun 16 2 acre
🔥 Cutler Draw Fire 2026
Started: Jun 10 6 acre
🔥 Bingham Spring Fire 2026
Started: Jun 8 0 acre
🔥 Burdick Fire 2026
Started: Jun 8 23 acre
🔥 Ah Nei Fire 2026
Started: Jun 8 5 acre
🔥 Camp Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jun 7 13 acre
🔥 Mc Kay Fire 2026
Started: Jun 4 0 acre
🔥 Bia 1 Fire 2026
Started: May 31 15 acre
🔥 Bootjack Fire 2026
Started: May 30 4 acre
🔥 Cone Butte Fire 2026
Started: May 29 0 acre
🔥 Anticline Fire 2026
Started: May 28 1,000 acre 60% contained
🔥 Basin Fire 2026
Started: May 27 1 acre
🔥 Bradshaw Fire 2026
Started: May 27 2,689 acre 100% contained
🔥 Powerline 2 Fire 2026
Started: May 26 11 acre
🔥 Carlson Fire 2026
Started: May 26 0 acre
🔥 Jericho Creek 2026
Started: May 18 2,068 acre 82% contained
🔥 Epsie Fire 2026
Started: May 14 5 acre
🔥 Midnight Strike Fire 2026
Started: May 14 16 acre
🔥 Ada Creek -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: May 14 0 acre
🔥 Pine Hills Fire 2026
Started: May 14 1 acre
🔥 Billy Fire 2026
Started: May 14 230 acre 100% contained
🔥 Elk Creek Fire 2026
Started: May 13 34 acre
🔥 Eagles Nest Fire 2026
Started: May 11 33 acre
🔥 Teal Fire 2026
Started: May 11 980 acre
🔥 Valley Fire 2026
Started: May 9 90 acre
🔥 Rough Brad Fire 2026
Started: May 1 35 acre
🔥 Substation Fire 2026
Started: May 1 0 acre
🔥 Road -Garfield Fire 2026
Started: Apr 29 0 acre
🔥 Fudd Fire 2026
Started: Apr 24 0 acre
🔥 Spring Park Fire 2026
Started: Apr 22 0 acre
🔥 East Side Fire 2026
Started: Apr 20 1,219 acre 100% contained
🔥 Mm 8 -Wibaux Fire 2026
Started: Apr 19 8 acre
🔥 Rodeo Fire 2026
Started: Apr 15 1 acre
🔥 Keith Lane -Carter Fire 2026
Started: Apr 12 1 acre
🔥 Ross Fork Fire 2026
Started: Apr 7 2 acre
🔥 Campground Fire 2026
Started: Mar 28 0 acre
🔥 Chelsea Slough Fire 2026
Started: Mar 28 1 acre
🔥 Kane Fire 2026
Started: Mar 22 1,915 acre 100% contained
🔥 Mm111 -Carter Fire 2026
Started: Mar 21 94 acre
🔥 Aarie Fire 2026
Started: Mar 20 0 acre
🔥 Panama Fire 2026
Started: Mar 18 598 acre 75% contained
🔥 Allison Creek -Powder River Fire 2026
Started: Mar 12 1 acre
🔥 Chilcott Rd Fire 2026
Started: Mar 12 22 acre
🔥 Lg51 6035 Fire 2026
Started: Mar 9 0 acre
🔥 Wildcat Fire 2026
Started: Mar 9 100 acre
🔥 537 -Dawson Fire 2026
Started: Mar 8 16 acre
🔥 Lewis Fire 2026
Started: Mar 5 0 acre
🔥 Dpg Coal Seams 2026 Fire 2026
Started: Mar 3 0 acre
🔥 Rehder Creek Fire 2026
Started: Feb 27 4,886 acre 100% contained
🔥 Tri Fire 2026
Started: Jan 31 301 acre
🔥 Tana Fire 2026
Started: Jan 30 1 acre
🔥 Cattle Baron Fire 2026
Started: Jan 15 4 acre
🔥 South Fork Fire 2026
Started: Jan 11 5 acre
🔥 Natural Bridge Fire 2026
Started: Jan 6 34 acre
🔥 Vape Fire 2026
Started: Jan 1 0 acre