Black Bear Fire
Active
Lewis and Clark County, Montana · Discovered August 17, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 2 days ago
Black Bear Fire
The Black Bear Fire fire has burned 0.1 acres in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 24).
Latest official update
August 3, 2026The Black Bear Fire started on 08.01.2026 due to lightning. The fire is located 15 miles east of Hamilton, MT. The fire is burning on northern aspects where there is heavy timber and southern aspects dominated by grasses and light timber. Fire behavior is exhibiting flanking, backing, and isolate torching. The fire is surrounded on three sides by burn scars from fires that occurred between 2022 and 2024 which provide natural containment features to slow the fire.OPEN:FOREST SERVICE ROAD 711 IS OPEN AS OF 915/26.FOREST SERVICE ROAD 75 IS OPEN. CLOSED:FOREST SERVICE ROAD 720 IS CLOSED.A new map…
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