Black Bear Fire
No longer in current feed
Ravalli County, Montana · Discovered August 2, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 21 days ago
Black Bear Fire
The Black Bear Fire fire has burned 2,126 acres in Ravalli County, Montana. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 62). 1 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Black Bear Fire size over time
10 official size readingsGrew from 1,807 to 2,126 acres across these reports.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 100%
26 days ago · October 15, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
26 days ago · October 15, 2026Containment rose to 80%
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Containment rose to 30%
66 days ago · September 5, 2026New perimeter mapped at 2,126 acres (national perimeter feed)
82 days ago · August 20, 2026Containment rose to 20%
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 136 acres in 25 hours to 2,106 acres
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Containment rose to 10%
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Grew 163 acres in 9 hours to 1,970 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 1,807 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Black Bear Fire
99 days ago · August 3, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2026, 9:01:27 PM | 2,126 acres | 100% |
| 9/17/2026, 9:24:12 PM | 2,126 acres | 80% |
| 9/5/2026, 11:55:37 PM | 2,126 acres | 30% |
| 8/20/2026, 11:47:26 PM | 2,126 acres | 22% |
| 8/19/2026, 12:02:40 AM | 2,126 acres | 21% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 2,126 acres | 20% |
| 8/13/2026, 11:07:11 PM | 2,145 acres | 20% |
| 8/12/2026, 11:57:03 PM | 2,106 acres | 20% |
| 8/11/2026, 11:25:36 PM | 1,970 acres | 10% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 1,807 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.