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Rand Creek Fire

Flathead County, Montana · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported yesterday

Rand Creek Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Rand Creek Fire summary

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The Rand Creek Fire is a wildfire near Flathead County, Montana. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 18, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 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.

This Afternoon

84°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 9 mph WSW · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

55°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

80°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 8 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

55°F · Partly Cloudy then Areas Of Smoke

Wind 1 to 7 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

82°F · Areas Of Smoke then Mostly Sunny

Wind 3 mph ENE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:37 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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Nearby fires to Rand Creek Fire

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

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