The U.S. government is tracking 12 wildfires in Montana today. Together they cover about 46K acres (roughly 35,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 5 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Monday, October 19th at 10:00 p.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Sand Creek Fire
Beaverhead County, Montana
35,520 acres
83% contained
Moose Fire
Granite County, Montana
6,005 acres
100% contained
Black Bear Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
2,126 acres
100% contained
Nature Grove Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
1,422 acres
100% contained
Deer Creek Fire
Lincoln County, Montana
1,099 acres
100% contained
North Fork Lost Horse Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
118 acres
100% contained
Bluff Fire
Golden Valley County, Montana
96 acres
Containment not reported
No Water Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
1 acre
Containment not reported
Old Dump Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
MM 148 - Custer Fire
Custer County, Montana
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Tree Cache Road Fire
Glacier County, Montana
New fire
Containment not reported
Bras Fire
Sanders County, Montana
New fire
Containment not reported
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
California
68 fires · 63 not contained · 39K acres
Oregon
35 fires · 31 not contained · 472K acres
Wisconsin
31 fires · 31 not contained · small fires
Washington
26 fires · 17 not contained · 616K acres
Mississippi
13 fires · 5 not contained · 1,718 acres
Idaho
11 fires · 7 not contained · 30K acres
Michigan
9 fires · 9 not contained · 1,740 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Colorado
7 fires · 4 not contained · 157K acres
Wyoming
7 fires · 6 not contained · 9,124 acres
Florida
6 fires · 4 not contained · 4,783 acres
Alabama
4 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
3 fires · 1 not contained · 17K acres
Texas
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
3 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Nevada
2 fires · all contained · 34K acres
Georgia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Utah
1 fire · 1 not contained · 4,774 acres
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Alaska
1 fire · all contained · 7,339 acres
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