Black Bear Fire

Ravalli County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 15, 2026 (about 11 hours ago)
First reported about 2 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
2,145 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+39 acres
was 2,106 acres · Aug 13, 5:00 PM
Containment
20%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+10 percent
was 10% · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
Crew size
31
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+2
was 29 · Aug 15, 5:01 PM
Money spent
$988,956
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+$115,451
was $873,505 · Aug 15, 5:01 PM

Black Bear Fire and other nearby fires

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Black Bear Fire summary

The Black Bear Fire is a wildfire near Ravalli County, Montana. It has burned about 2,145 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 20% of its edge; the other 80% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 31 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
2,145 acres
Containment
20%
Discovered
August 2, 2026 (first reported about 2 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 5:00 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.

Overnight

46°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 2 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

70°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph SW · 24% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday Night

49°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 mph E · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

71°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 1 to 5 mph SW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday Night

51°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Light Rain

Wind 0 to 3 mph SSW · 45% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 4:02 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 31 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $988,956 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 Black Bear Fire

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

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