No longer in the daily fire updates. The Falls Point Fire last appeared in an official report on September 1, 2026, at 46 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 →

Falls Point Fire

Ravalli County, Montana · Wildfire

Started inside the Bitterroot National Forest boundary.

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
46 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+6 acres
was 40 acres · Sep 1, 6:00 PM
Containment
0%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
Crew size
47
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−16
was 63 · Sep 1, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$800,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+$250,000
was $550,000 · Aug 29, 7:00 PM

Falls Point Fire and other nearby fires

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Falls Point Fire summary

The Falls Point Fire is a wildfire near Ravalli County, Montana. It has burned about 46 acres (about 35 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 47 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
46 acres
Containment
0%
Discovered
August 24, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 2nd at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Today
56°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 to 12 mph SSW · 85% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely
39°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Wind 6 to 10 mph SW · 18% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
54°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 8 to 13 mph SSW · 31% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
40°F · Light Rain Likely
Wind 2 to 6 mph SSW · 67% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
Friday
56°F · Light Rain Likely then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 5 mph WSW · 68% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 2nd at 11:03 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 47 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $800,000 has been spent on it so far.

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