Battle Ground Fire

Blaine County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 28, 2026 (about 10 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
1 acres
Aug 29, 2:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Battle Ground Fire and other nearby fires

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Battle Ground Fire summary

The Battle Ground Fire is a wildfire near Blaine County, Montana. It has burned about 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 28, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 2:00 a.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.

Tonight

61°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 7 mph SW · 13% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

79°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 to 12 mph NW · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday Night

52°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 6 to 13 mph WSW · 73% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday

65°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 13 to 23 mph W · 74% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday Night

48°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 20 to 24 mph W · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 2:02 a.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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