Bobcat Lakes Fire
Active
Beaverhead County, Montana · Discovered July 31, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 6 days ago · Perimeter mapped 6 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Bobcat Lakes Fire
The Bobcat Lakes Fire fire has burned 10,896 acres in Beaverhead County, Montana. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 9 mph toward the E, with gusts to 22 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 39). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Bobcat Lakes Fire size over time
29 official size readingsGrew from 7,686 to 11K 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%
12 days ago · October 29, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
12 days ago · October 29, 2026Containment rose to 95%
40 days ago · October 1, 2026Containment rose to 88%
50 days ago · September 21, 2026Containment rose to 72%
59 days ago · September 12, 2026New perimeter mapped at 10,886 acres (national perimeter feed)
60 days ago · September 11, 2026Containment rose to 66%
63 days ago · September 8, 2026Grew 111 acres in 8 days to 10,895 acres
65 days ago · September 7, 2026Containment rose to 61%
69 days ago · September 2, 2026Containment rose to 54%
70 days ago · September 1, 2026Containment rose to 45%
72 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 260 acres in 24 hours to 10,784 acres
73 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 153 acres in 24 hours to 10,524 acres
74 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 366 acres in 5 days to 10,371 acres
75 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 113 acres in 4 days to 10,005 acres
80 days ago · August 22, 2026Containment rose to 40%
83 days ago · August 19, 2026Containment rose to 19%
84 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 101 acres in 3 days to 9,892 acres
84 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 111 acres in 47 hours to 9,791 acres
87 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 6%
89 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 435 acres in 25 hours to 9,680 acres
89 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 724 acres in 25 hours to 9,245 acres
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 835 acres in 9 hours to 8,521 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 7,686 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Bobcat Lakes
101 days ago · August 1, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2026, 4:12:18 PM | 10,896 acres | 100% |
| 10/1/2026, 11:04:56 PM | 10,896 acres | 95% |
| 9/24/2026, 11:04:05 PM | 10,896 acres | 91% |
| 9/21/2026, 11:03:46 PM | 10,896 acres | 88% |
| 9/14/2026, 11:06:04 PM | 10,896 acres | 72% |
| 9/12/2026, 11:01:53 PM | 10,886 acres | 72% |
| 9/11/2026, 11:02:26 PM | 10,886 acres | 66% |
| 9/8/2026, 11:11:27 PM | 10,895 acres | 66% |
| 9/7/2026, 1:40:47 AM | 10,895 acres | 61% |
| 9/3/2026, 11:09:27 PM | 10,850 acres | 61% |
| 9/2/2026, 11:09:55 PM | 10,828 acres | 61% |
| 9/1/2026, 11:25:28 PM | 10,828 acres | 54% |
| 8/31/2026, 11:16:57 PM | 10,802 acres | 45% |
| 8/30/2026, 11:13:57 PM | 10,784 acres | 45% |
| 8/29/2026, 11:15:34 PM | 10,784 acres | 40% |
| 8/28/2026, 11:16:41 PM | 10,524 acres | 40% |
| 8/27/2026, 11:24:07 PM | 10,371 acres | 40% |
| 8/26/2026, 11:15:28 PM | 10,091 acres | 40% |
| 8/24/2026, 9:13:58 PM | 10,030 acres | 40% |
| 8/22/2026, 11:20:00 PM | 10,005 acres | 40% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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