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Fires Near Helena, MTUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Helena: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

9
Fires within 100 mi
67 mi
Nearest fire
0
Weather alerts
88
Air quality · Moderate

All clear

Live risk assessment for Helena, MT

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 65 active fires within 300 miles of Helena, MT, including 9 within 100 miles. None are inside Helena city limits. The most significant is the Sand Creek fire, 94 miles away at 15,784 acres, 0% contained. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 88).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Helena, MT. Bold outline: Helena city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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30K acres
≤ 200 mi
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49K acres
≤ 300 mi
65
404K acres

This season vs the last decade

81% of an average year
Burned so far in 20262.2K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)2.7K acres

So far in 2026, 2.2K acres have burned within 25 miles of Helena, 81% of the 2.7K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Helena, MT

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Helena

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Rice Ridge
2017
160,187 acres · 83 mi away
Maudlow/Toston
2000
81,687 acres · 54 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Montana

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Montana Disaster & Emergency ServicesAlertsState emergency coordination and alerts.des.mt.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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