Skillet Fire
No longer in current feed
Lincoln County, Montana · Discovered July 29, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 58 days ago
Skillet Fire
The Skillet Fire fire has burned 3,414 acres in Lincoln 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 moderate (AQI 66). 93 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Skillet Fire size over time
17 official size readingsGrew from 3,299 to 3,414 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.
Fire reported 100% contained
58 days ago · September 13, 2026Containment rose to 100%
66 days ago · September 5, 2026New perimeter mapped at 3,384 acres (national perimeter feed)
72 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 110 acres in 16 days to 3,409 acres
75 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 82%
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 75%
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 64%
87 days ago · August 15, 2026Containment rose to 55%
88 days ago · August 14, 2026Containment rose to 47%
89 days ago · August 13, 2026Containment rose to 39%
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 3,299 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Skillet Fire
103 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
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.