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Fires Near Missoula, MTUnited States flag

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

16
Fires within 100 mi
16 mi
Nearest fire
0
Weather alerts
86
Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Missoula, MT

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Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.

There are currently 79 active fires within 300 miles of Missoula, MT, including 1 within 25 miles and 16 within 100 miles. None are inside Missoula city limits. The most significant is the Sand Creek fire, 96 miles away at 15,784 acres, 0% contained. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 86).

  • The nearest fire is 16 miles away but mostly contained.

House pin: Missoula, MT. Bold outline: Missoula 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
0
no fires
≤ 25 mi
1
1,235 acres
≤ 50 mi
4
3,109 acres
≤ 100 mi
16
43K acres
≤ 200 mi
37
86K acres
≤ 300 mi
79
858K acres

This season vs the last decade

11% of an average year
Burned so far in 20261.3K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)11K acres

So far in 2026, 1.3K acres have burned within 25 miles of Missoula, 11% of the 11K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Missoula, MT

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Missoula

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Valley Complex
2000
292,070 acres · 66 mi away
Rice Ridge
2017
160,187 acres · 36 mi away
Chippy Creek
2007
99,090 acres · 80 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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