Forest ownership · Montana 2026

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Burned forest by owner Forest acres in Montana % of burned forest % of Montana's forestland
Public 74,974 89.8% 69.6%
Federal 74,944 89.7% 65.8%
State 30 0.0% 3.8%
Local (county, city) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Tribal 117 0.1% 5.7%
Tribal 117 0.1% 5.7%
Private 5,656 6.8% 24.7%
Family 3,220 3.9% 15.2%
Corporate 2,020 2.4% 7.1%
TIMO/REIT 416 0.5% 1.9%
Other private 0 0.0% 0.4%
Ownership not modeled 2,784 3.3% —
Burned forest in Montana 83,531 — —
Fires by owner
Fire Forest acres in Montana Federal State Local Tribal Private Not modeled
Sand Creek 33,587 33,045 0 0 0 403 140
Bobcat Lakes 9,699 9,523 0 0 0 136 40
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 5,780 5,780 0 0 0 0 0
Skillet Fire 3,258 3,209 0 0 0 0 49
Snow Fire in Rattlesnake Complex 3,097 610 0 0 0 1,678 809
Jericho Creek 1,841 1,827 0 0 0 0 14
Black Bear Fire 1,721 1,716 0 0 0 0 4
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
Davis Coulee Fire 158 0 0 0 11 0 147
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
Marmot Peak Fire 95 95 0 0 0 0 0
Twin Sisters Fire 77 74 0 0 0 1 2
Butterfly Fire 68 68 0 0 0 0 0
Skull Fire 68 68 0 0 0 0 0
Tie Creek Fire 62 0 0 0 38 0 24
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
West Horn Fire 41 0 0 0 41 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
Ayers Pond Fire in Rattlesnake Complex 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
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
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
High School Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitetail Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Sarpy Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swamp Creek Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

52 measured fires burned zero forest cells.

Reconciliation
Owner cells 375,596 83,531
Land cover Forest cells 375,596 83,531
Equal 375,596

USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for MT. Ownership tabulated through 2026-10-19. 30 m cells.