Skillet Fire
Active
Lincoln County, Montana · Discovered July 29, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 12 days ago · Perimeter mapped 12 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Skillet Fire
The Skillet Fire fire has burned 3,414 acres in Lincoln 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 13 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 29 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 9). 93 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
July 30, 2026The Skillet Fire was detected in the Tally Lake Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest, roughly 15 miles from Olney, MT in the Bowen Creek area. The fire was reported in the afternoon of July 29, 2026. The fire is burning in heavy timber and dead and down trees. The fire crossed the Kootenai National Forest boundary on July 30. The fire is 100% contained and has transitioned back to the Local Unit with a Type 4 Incident Commander.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
12 days ago · September 13, 2026Containment rose to 100%
20 days ago · September 5, 2026New perimeter mapped at 3,384 acres (national perimeter feed)
26 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 110 acres in 16 days to 3,409 acres
29 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 82%
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 75%
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 64%
41 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 55%
42 days ago · August 14, 2026Containment rose to 47%
43 days ago · August 13, 2026Containment rose to 39%
44 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 3,299 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026Official update: MTFNF Skillet Fire
58 days ago · July 30, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/5/2026, 9:22:45 PM | 3,414 acres | 100% |
| 9/4/2026, 10:18:54 PM | 3,414 acres | 81% |
| 9/2/2026, 10:12:33 PM | 3,414 acres | 82% |
| 9/1/2026, 10:18:25 PM | 3,413 acres | 82% |
| 8/27/2026, 9:24:43 PM | 3,409 acres | 82% |
| 8/24/2026, 10:39:03 PM | 3,384 acres | 82% |
| 8/23/2026, 6:30:13 PM | 3,375 acres | 82% |
| 8/20/2026, 10:27:22 PM | 3,369 acres | 82% |
| 8/20/2026, 9:47:20 PM | 3,369 acres | 81% |
| 8/17/2026, 9:37:24 PM | 3,364 acres | 82% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 3,364 acres | 75% |
| 8/15/2026, 9:46:32 PM | 3,357 acres | 64% |
| 8/14/2026, 9:58:19 PM | 3,357 acres | 55% |
| 8/13/2026, 9:52:10 PM | 3,363 acres | 47% |
| 8/12/2026, 9:52:07 PM | 3,375 acres | 39% |
| 8/11/2026, 10:05:34 PM | 3,322 acres | 32% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 3,299 acres | 28% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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