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Live wildfire tracking around Billings: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.
Live risk assessment for Billings, MT
Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.
House pin: Billings, MT. Bold outline: Billings city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Red or amber shaded zones are active evacuation areas.
Montana does not publish a live evacuation zone feed covering this location yet, so we cannot confirm zone-level status here either way. During an active fire, check the county 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, 901 acres have burned within 25 miles of Billings, 30% of the 3.0K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.
| Fire | State | County | Distance | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Stack 2 Fire | MT | Big Horn | 24 mi | 0.5 acres | - | 4 days ago |
| Haystack Fire | MT | Big Horn | 25 mi | 0.3 acres | - | 3 days ago |
| Mm 44.5 Fire | MT | Golden Valley | 40 mi | 4.2 acres | - | 2 days ago |
| Randall Fire | MT | Big Horn | 41 mi | 100 acres | - | 25 hours ago |
| Eagle Springs Fire | MT | Big Horn | 41 mi | 122 acres | - | 8 days ago |
| 313 Mm 13 Fire | MT | Big Horn | 42 mi | 400 acres | - | 3 days ago |
| Kunesh Rd Fire | MT | Stillwater | 42 mi | 78 acres | - | 2 days ago |
| Davis Coulee Fire | MT | Big Horn | 45 mi | 15,470 acres | 80% | 15 hours ago |
| Hailey Fire | MT | Golden Valley | 47 mi | 7.5 acres | - | 18 hours ago |
| Windmill Fire | MT | Stillwater | 49 mi | 4,253 acres | 100% | 16 days ago |
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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%
Cabin Springs Fire · Containment rose to 34%
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)
Cabin Springs Fire · New perimeter mapped at 131 acres (national perimeter feed)
The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.
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Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.
