Milk River Fire

Active

Hill County, Montana · Discovered August 30, 2026

115 acres
Size
-
Contained
+15 acres
24h growth
-
Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 12 hours ago

Current situation

Milk River Fire

Active fire
Air quality · Good
AQI 14

The Milk River Fire fire has burned 115 acres in Hill County, Montana. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. It has grown by about 15 acres in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 14).

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Growth & containment history

RecordedSizeContained
8/30/2026, 2:03:38 PM115 acres-
8/30/2026, 1:53:10 AM100 acres-

History recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream size or containment changes.

About this data

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