No longer in the daily fire updates. The Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire last appeared in an official report on August 17, 2026, at 361 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire

Big Horn County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 17, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
361 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+131 acres
was 230 acres · Jul 31, 8:00 PM
Containment
100%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
Crew size —
Money spent
$70,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM

Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire and other nearby fires

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Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire summary

The Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire is a wildfire near Big Horn County, Montana. It has burned about 361 acres (about 273 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. A Type 4 IC is running it.

Size
361 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 31, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
This Afternoon
76°F · Sunny
Wind 8 mph NNE · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
56°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 10 mph SE · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
76°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 2 to 10 mph SW · 24% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain
59°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 12 mph S · 5% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
83°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 5% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
—

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 4:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Type 4 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $70,000 has been spent on it so far.

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