Middle Coulee Fire

Chouteau County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 3, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	500 acres Aug 3, 9:00 AM	1,200 acres Sep 17, 6:00 AM +700 acres was 500 acres · Aug 3, 9:00 AM	+700 acres in about 1 month
Containment	0% Aug 3, 5:00 PM	100% Sep 17, 6:00 AM +100 percent was 0% · Aug 3, 5:00 PM	+100 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	—	7 Sep 17, 6:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$10,000 Sep 17, 6:00 AM	—

Middle Coulee Fire summary

The Middle Coulee Fire is a wildfire near Chouteau County, Montana. It has burned about 1,200 acres (about 909 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 7 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size: 1,200 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: August 2, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 3rd at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

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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.

This Afternoon

68°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 13 mph NNW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

43°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 3 to 10 mph N · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

79°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 1 to 5 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

48°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 7 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

89°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny

Wind 7 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 3rd at 6:05 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 7 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $10,000 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

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Middle Coulee Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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