Bobcat Lakes Fire
Active
Beaverhead County, Montana · Discovered July 31, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 18 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 18 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Bobcat Lakes Fire
The Bobcat Lakes Fire fire has burned 10,896 acres in Beaverhead County, Montana. Crews have reached 91% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 7 mph toward the E, with gusts to 18 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 30). 2 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
August 1, 2026The Bobcat Lakes Fire was discovered burning in thick dead and down timber approximately 12 miles east of Wisdom. A full suppression strategy is being utilized with direct and indirect tactics strategies to minimize impacts to values at risk and firefighter exposure. Firefighters remain engaged in places where the fire perimeter isn’t yet contained. Suppression repair continues along contingency lines in already-contained areas. To protect firefighter and public safety, closures persist while suppression and suppression repair operations are ongoing.The Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway remains…
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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 88%
4 days ago · September 21, 2026Containment rose to 72%
13 days ago · September 12, 2026New perimeter mapped at 10,886 acres (national perimeter feed)
14 days ago · September 11, 2026Containment rose to 66%
17 days ago · September 8, 2026Grew 111 acres in 8 days to 10,895 acres
19 days ago · September 7, 2026Containment rose to 61%
23 days ago · September 2, 2026Containment rose to 54%
24 days ago · September 1, 2026Containment rose to 45%
26 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 260 acres in 24 hours to 10,784 acres
27 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 153 acres in 24 hours to 10,524 acres
28 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 366 acres in 5 days to 10,371 acres
29 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 113 acres in 4 days to 10,005 acres
34 days ago · August 22, 2026Containment rose to 40%
37 days ago · August 19, 2026Containment rose to 19%
38 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 101 acres in 3 days to 9,892 acres
38 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 111 acres in 47 hours to 9,791 acres
41 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 6%
43 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 435 acres in 25 hours to 9,680 acres
43 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 724 acres in 25 hours to 9,245 acres
44 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 835 acres in 9 hours to 8,521 acres
45 days ago · August 11, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 7,686 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026Official update: MTBDF Bobcat Lakes
55 days ago · August 1, 2026Official update: MTBDF Sand Creek
55 days ago · August 1, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8/21/2026, 10:46:44 PM | 9,925 acres | 40% |
| 8/20/2026, 9:42:16 PM | 9,910 acres | 40% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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