No longer in the daily fire updates. The Little Bradshaw Fire last appeared in an official report on July 30, at 12 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Little Bradshaw Fire

Powder River County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 30, 2026 (18 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
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Size
12 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Little Bradshaw Fire and other nearby fires

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Little Bradshaw Fire summary

The Little Bradshaw Fire is a wildfire near Powder River County, Montana. It has burned about 12 acres (about 10 football fields). It was first reported about 3 weeks ago.

Size
12 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 26, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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.

This Afternoon

94°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 7 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

59°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 3 to 7 mph E · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

97°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 3 to 14 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Saturday Night

60°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 3 to 14 mph ENE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

95°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 13 mph NE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 7th at 5:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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