Skillet Fire

Lincoln County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 15, 2026 (2 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
3,357 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
−6 acres
was 3,363 acres · Aug 14, 4:01 PM
Containment
64%
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+9 percent
was 55% · Aug 15, 4:00 PM
Crew size
469
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
−83
was 552 · Aug 15, 4:00 PM
Money spent
$18.5M
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+$1.1M
was $17.4M · Aug 15, 4:00 PM

Skillet Fire and other nearby fires

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Skillet Fire summary

The Skillet Fire is a wildfire near Lincoln County, Montana. It has burned about 3,357 acres (about 3,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 64% of its edge; the other 36% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 469 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
3,357 acres
Containment
64%
Discovered
July 29, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 11:00 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

71°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 1 to 7 mph W · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

54°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 mph WSW · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

71°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 2 to 7 mph SW · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday Night

52°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 7 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

73°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 8 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 11:04 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 469 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $19 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 Skillet Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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