Co 830 Fire

Hill County, Montana · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 30, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
100 acres
Aug 29, 11:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Co 830 Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Co 830 Fire summary

The Co 830 Fire is a wildfire near Hill County, Montana. It has burned about 100 acres (about 76 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
100 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 30, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 11:00 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.

Tonight

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 to 9 mph WSW · 57% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday

67°F · Rain Showers Likely then Partly Sunny

Wind 8 to 23 mph W · 61% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Sunday Night

48°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 17 to 22 mph WSW · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

77°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 14 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

48°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 7 mph SE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 11:03 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 Co 830 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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