Moose Fire
Active
Granite County, Montana · Discovered July 26, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 6 days ago
Moose Fire
The Moose Fire fire has burned 6,005 acres in Granite 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 7 mph toward the N, with gusts to 12 mph. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 53). 1 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Moose Fire size over time
15 official size readingsGrew from 4,545 to 6,005 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%
22 days ago · October 19, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
22 days ago · October 19, 2026Containment rose to 37%
41 days ago · September 30, 2026New perimeter mapped at 6,003 acres (national perimeter feed)
70 days ago · September 1, 2026Containment rose to 12%
73 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 6%
84 days ago · August 18, 2026Grew 214 acres in 4 days to 5,892 acres
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Grew 154 acres in 23 hours to 5,678 acres
89 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 387 acres in 24 hours to 5,524 acres
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 593 acres in 10 hours to 5,137 acres
91 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 4,545 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Moose Fire
106 days ago · July 27, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2026, 5:55:11 PM | 6,005 acres | 100% |
| 9/30/2026, 10:31:06 PM | 6,005 acres | 37% |
| 9/7/2026, 1:30:54 AM | 6,005 acres | 15% |
| 9/2/2026, 11:13:14 PM | 6,003 acres | 15% |
| 9/1/2026, 11:15:26 PM | 6,003 acres | 14% |
| 8/31/2026, 11:11:02 PM | 5,983 acres | 12% |
| 8/30/2026, 3:08:07 AM | 5,970 acres | 12% |
| 8/23/2026, 10:45:12 PM | 5,965 acres | 10% |
| 8/19/2026, 11:14:18 PM | 5,965 acres | 6% |
| 8/18/2026, 9:57:50 PM | 5,892 acres | 6% |
| 8/17/2026, 10:37:40 PM | 5,892 acres | 0% |
| 8/13/2026, 10:32:11 PM | 5,678 acres | 0% |
| 8/12/2026, 11:57:03 PM | 5,524 acres | 0% |
| 8/12/2026, 12:05:36 AM | 5,137 acres | 0% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 4,545 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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