Tongue Fire
No longer in current feed
Big Horn County, Montana · Discovered August 22, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 61 days ago
Tongue Fire
The Tongue Fire fire has burned 286 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. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 57).
Tongue Fire size over time
2 official size readingsOfficials revised the size from 500 to 286 acres as mapping improved.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Mapped size revised down to 286 acres (from 500)
80 days ago · August 22, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 500 acres
81 days ago · August 22, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 8/22/2026, 5:32:44 PM | 286 acres | - |
| 8/22/2026, 12:47:27 AM | 500 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.