No longer in the daily fire updates. The Griffin Fire last appeared in an official report on August 5, 2026, at 738 acres and 95% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Griffin Fire

Powder River County, Montana · Wildfire

Started inside the Custer Gallatin National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 5, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
738 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−262 acres
was 1,000 acres · Aug 4, 3:00 PM
Containment
95%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+75 percent
was 20% · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
Crew size
50
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−4
was 54 · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$750,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM

Griffin Fire and other nearby fires

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Griffin Fire summary

The Griffin Fire is a wildfire near Powder River County, Montana. It has burned about 738 acres (about 559 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 50 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
738 acres
Containment
95%
Discovered
August 3, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Tonight —
54°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 2 to 9 mph SE · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
92°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 17 mph W · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry
56°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 2 to 16 mph NE · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
96°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 8 mph S · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry
59°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 1 to 8 mph NE · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 7:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 50 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $750,000 has been spent on it so far.

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