No longer in the daily fire updates. The Pine Coulee Fire last appeared in an official report on August 27, 2026, at 41 acres and 50% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Pine Coulee Fire

Big Horn County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 2 months ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
41 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−59 acres
was 100 acres · Aug 26, 4:00 PM
Containment
50%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+50 percent
was 0% · Aug 27, 5:00 PM
Crew size
13
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−7
was 20 · Aug 27, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$150,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM

Pine Coulee Fire and other nearby fires

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Pine Coulee Fire summary

The Pine Coulee Fire is a wildfire near Big Horn County, Montana. It has burned about 41 acres (about 31 football fields). Crews have boxed in 50% of its edge; the other 50% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 13 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
41 acres
Containment
50%
Discovered
August 25, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Today
76°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind 3 to 7 mph W · 48% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain
56°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 8 mph W · 27% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain
Sunday
73°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind 3 to 12 mph WSW · 51% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely
49°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 to 9 mph WSW · 4% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Monday
78°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 7 mph SSW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 10:03 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 13 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $150,000 has been spent on it so far.

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