Davis Coulee Fire
No longer in current feed
Big Horn County, Montana · Discovered September 14, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 5 days ago
Davis Coulee Fire
The Davis Coulee Fire fire has burned 15,470 acres in Big Horn 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 good (AQI 27). 14 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
September 16, 2026The Davis Coulee Fire began on September 13, 2026 by lightning. The fire is located nine miles southwest of Crow Agency in Big Horn County, Montana. The Davis Coulee Fire is on federal lands managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Under the current weather pattern, the fire is producing extreme fire behavior in grass and sagebrush fuels. On Monday, September 14, winds neared 50 miles per hour, driving a rapid run across the fire’s footprint to over 15,000 acres.Due to steep, rugged terrain, ground crews are accessing the fire on foot. Hot, dry conditions and ongoing drought continue to…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
Davis Coulee Fire size over time
10 official size readingsGrew from 40 to 15K 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%
41 days ago · September 30, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
41 days ago · September 30, 2026Containment rose to 80%
46 days ago · September 25, 2026Containment rose to 50%
54 days ago · September 17, 2026Containment rose to 20%
55 days ago · September 17, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Davis Coulee
56 days ago · September 16, 2026Grew 470 acres in 17 hours to 15,470 acres
56 days ago · September 15, 2026Grew 14,850 acres in 4 hours to 15,000 acres
57 days ago · September 15, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 50%)
57 days ago · September 14, 2026Grew 110 acres in 5 hours to 150 acres
57 days ago · September 14, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 40 acres
57 days ago · September 14, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/30/2026, 10:21:19 PM | 15,470 acres | 100% |
| 9/25/2026, 11:58:55 PM | 15,470 acres | 80% |
| 9/17/2026, 10:59:38 PM | 15,470 acres | 50% |
| 9/17/2026, 12:01:41 AM | 15,470 acres | 20% |
| 9/15/2026, 5:56:08 PM | 15,470 acres | 0% |
| 9/15/2026, 12:56:07 AM | 15,000 acres | 0% |
| 9/14/2026, 9:56:08 PM | 2,000 acres | 0% |
| 9/14/2026, 9:46:04 PM | 2,000 acres | - |
| 9/14/2026, 9:16:04 PM | 150 acres | - |
| 9/14/2026, 3:51:01 PM | 40 acres | - |
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.