No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mine Fire last appeared in an official report on August 6, at 10 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Mine Fire

Big Horn County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 6, 2026 (11 days ago)
First reported 12 days ago
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Size
10 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Mine Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Mine Fire summary

The Mine Fire is a wildfire near Big Horn County, Montana. It has burned about 10 acres (about 8 football fields). It was first reported 12 days ago.

Size
10 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 5, 2026 (first reported 12 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 1:00 p.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.

Today

76°F · Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 8 to 12 mph NW · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

50°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 1 to 8 mph NNW · 55% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

76°F · Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 5 mph NE · 46% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday Night

48°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 3 mph SE · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

83°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 3 mph N · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 1:07 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.

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