No longer in the daily fire updates. The Header Fire last appeared in an official report on August 24, at 6 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 →

Header Fire

Hill County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 24, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported 3 days ago
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Size
6 acres
Aug 24, 1:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Header Fire and other nearby fires

Header Fire summary

The Header Fire is a wildfire near Hill County, Montana. It has burned about 6 acres (about 5 football fields). It was first reported 3 days ago.

Size
6 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 21, 2026 (first reported 3 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 12:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No forecast is available for this fire's location right now.

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 Header Fire

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