Elder 1 Fire

Missoula County, Montana · Wildfire

Contained Official numbers updated Aug 8, 2026 (9 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,235 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+1 acres
was 1,234 acres · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
Containment
100%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+7 percent
was 93% · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
Crew size
129
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
−84
was 213 · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$7.8M
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+$555,000
was $7.3M · Aug 5, 6:00 PM

Elder 1 Fire and other nearby fires

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Elder 1 Fire summary

The Elder 1 Fire is a wildfire near Missoula County, Montana. It has burned about 1,235 acres (about 936 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 129 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
1,235 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 8:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

77°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

58°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph WSW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

77°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 6 mph WSW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

55°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph WSW · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

78°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 5 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 8:04 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 129 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $8 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Elder 1 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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