Burn severity · Yellowstone County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Yellowstone County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Low | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Moderate low | 0 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 40 |
| Moderate high | 2 | 12 | 19 | 89 | 0 | 122 |
| High | 4 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 59 |
| Assessed acres in Yellowstone County | 8 | 63 | 54 | 125 | 0 | 250 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Yellowstone County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fork Creek Fire | 248 | 188 (of 250) | 0 | 6 | 30 | 109 | 43 |
| Four Dances Fire | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| Buffalo Spring Fire | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Ah Nei Fire | 5 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 4 | 293 |
| Offered to assessment | 4 | 293 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 4 | 293 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Yellowstone County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Yellowstone County | 4 | 250 |
| Assessed acres outside Yellowstone County | — | 62 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 312 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-17 06:09 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 06:09 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for MT. 30 m cells.