Big Gulch Fire

Jefferson County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 31, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 31, 6:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Big Gulch Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Big Gulch Fire summary

The Big Gulch Fire is a wildfire near Jefferson County, Montana. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 31, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 31st at 6:00 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

77°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 6 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

56°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 6 mph E · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

82°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny

Wind 7 to 15 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

50°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 14 to 20 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

69°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny

Wind 10 to 16 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 31st at 5:05 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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Big Gulch Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 6 other active fires, closest first:

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