No longer in the daily fire updates. The Falcon Ridge Fire last appeared in an official report on August 23, at under 1 acre 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 →

Falcon Ridge Fire

Granite County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 23, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 22, 10:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Falcon Ridge Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Falcon Ridge Fire summary

The Falcon Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Granite County, Montana. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 22, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 22nd at 9:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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.

Tonight

48°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph SE · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

76°F · Sunny

Wind 1 to 14 mph SW · 8% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

41°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Smoke

Wind 2 to 9 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

77°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 6 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

45°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 6 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 22nd at 9:05 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.

Where to get live updates

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