No longer in the daily fire updates. The Fullers Coulee Fire last appeared in an official report on August 7, 2026, at 859 acres and 0% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Fullers Coulee Fire

McCone County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 7, 2026 (3 months ago)

First reported about 3 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	859 acres Aug 7, 12:00 PM	859 acres Oct 25, 5:00 AM	—
Containment	—	0% Oct 25, 5:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	24 Oct 25, 5:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$100,000 Oct 25, 5:00 AM	—

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Fullers Coulee Fire summary

The Fullers Coulee Fire is a wildfire near McCone County, Montana. It has burned about 859 acres (about 651 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 24 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 859 acres
Containment: 0%
Discovered: August 6, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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	Day	Night
Today	82°F · Sunny Wind 0 to 3 mph NNE · 1% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry	55°F · Mostly Clear Wind 2 to 6 mph E · 0% rain Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Saturday	89°F · Mostly Sunny then Haze Wind 5 to 10 mph ENE · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry	58°F · Partly Cloudy Wind 13 mph ENE · 0% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Sunday	86°F · Mostly Sunny Wind 10 to 14 mph E · 1% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry	—

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 7th at 12:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 24 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $100,000 has been spent on it so far.

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→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

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