Lg18 6117 Fire

Beaverhead County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
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Size
3 acres
Aug 24, 1:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Lg18 6117 Fire and other nearby fires

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Lg18 6117 Fire summary

The Lg18 6117 Fire is a wildfire near Beaverhead County, Montana. It has burned about 3 acres (about 2 football fields). It was first reported about 3 months ago. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
3 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
May 19, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th 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

84°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 0 to 9 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

49°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 6 to 9 mph SW · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

84°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 1 to 6 mph W · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

50°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 7 mph ESE · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

86°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 6 mph SSW · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th 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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Lg18 6117 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 5 other active fires, closest first:

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