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Bold outline: Montana boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
Montana does not publish a live, zone-level evacuation feed yet, so we cannot confirm evacuation status here either way. During an active fire, check the official emergency links in the resources section below; that is where evacuation notices are posted first.
High Wind Warning issued September 26 at 4:17AM MDT until September 26 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Southern High Plains
See active alerts at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
So far in 2026, 177K acres have burned in Montana, 54% of the 326K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
| Fire | County | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Creek Fire | Beaverhead | 35,520 acres | 83% | 17 hours ago |
| Rattlesnake Complex Fire | Prairie | 15,582 acres | 100% | 17 days ago |
| Davis Coulee Fire | Big Horn | 15,470 acres | 80% | 14 hours ago |
| Snow Fire | Custer | 14,056 acres | 100% | 15 days ago |
| Bobcat Lakes Fire | Beaverhead | 10,896 acres | 91% | 17 hours ago |
| Camp Creek Fire | Powell | 9,725 acres | 100% | 8 days ago |
| Silvertip Fire | Flathead | 7,280 acres | 100% | 8 days ago |
| Moose Fire | Granite | 6,005 acres | 15% | 12 days ago |
| Windmill Fire | Stillwater | 4,253 acres | 100% | 15 days ago |
| Skillet Fire | Lincoln | 3,414 acres | 100% | 12 days ago |
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Davis Coulee Fire · Containment rose to 80%
Stevens Fire · Firefighting aircraft on scene (N410TD)
Crow Head Fire · New perimeter mapped at 1 acres (national perimeter feed)
North Trapper Fire · Official update: MTBRF Piquett Creek Planned Prescribed Burn
Sand Creek Fire · Containment rose to 83%
Skull Fire · Containment rose to 100%
Skull Fire · Fire reported 100% contained
North Trapper Fire · Firefighting aircraft on scene (N101HX)
North Fork Lost Horse Fire · Firefighting aircraft on scene (N101HX)
Marmot Peak Fire · New perimeter mapped at 59 acres (national perimeter feed)
Sand Creek Fire · Containment rose to 76%
Eagle Springs Fire · Firefighting aircraft on scene (N215GH)
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
From 1,448 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
July and August account for 84% of the acreage burned in Montana in an average year, based on NIFC interagency records.
Over the last five years, Montana averaged 132K acres burned and 2,146 fires per year. That is 67% down in acreage and 25% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.
How close have major wildfires come to your home in Montana? Search any US or Canadian address to see the largest fires on record nearby, with size, year, and impact, on a radius map.
Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.
