The U.S. government is tracking 24 wildfires in Montana today. Together they cover about 62K acres (roughly 47,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 7 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 Sunday, August 16th at 3:00 p.m. CDT
Drag or zoom the map to see fires in nearby states too.
“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
31,652 acres
1% contained
Bobcat Lakes Fire
Beaverhead County, Montana
9,791 acres
10% contained
Silvertip Fire
Flathead County, Montana
6,681 acres
0% contained
Moose Fire
Granite County, Montana
5,678 acres
0% contained
Skillet Fire
Lincoln County, Montana
3,357 acres
64% contained
Black Bear Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
2,145 acres
20% contained
Elder 1 Fire
Missoula County, Montana
1,235 acres
100% contained
Ant Park Fire
Meagher County, Montana
400 acres
85% contained
East Fork Creek Fire
Yellowstone County, Montana
248 acres
Containment not reported
North Fork Lost Horse Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
118 acres
60% contained
Twin Sisters Fire
Judith Basin County, Montana
92 acres
100% contained
Bluff Fire
Golden Valley County, Montana
92 acres
Containment not reported
Butterfly Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
67 acres
97% contained
480 Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
28 acres
Containment not reported
Ash Fire
Fallon County, Montana
25 acres
Containment not reported
Door Fire
Garfield County, Montana
22 acres
Containment not reported
Zook Fire
Rosebud County, Montana
15 acres
Containment not reported
Hwy 212 Inc 1097 Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
10 acres
Containment not reported
Cinderella Fire
Missoula County, Montana
2 acres
Containment not reported
East Spotted Elk Fire
Rosebud County, Montana
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Showing the 20 biggest. Most of the rest are small or brand-new.
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.
Oregon
106 fires · 77 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
82 fires · 75 not contained · 128K acres
Washington
47 fires · 39 not contained · 624K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Wisconsin
23 fires · 23 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
17 fires · 9 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 14K acres
Colorado
14 fires · 11 not contained · 231K acres
New Mexico
12 fires · 11 not contained · 11K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
6 fires · 6 not contained · 39K acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
We help people land their first wildland firefighting job, no experience needed. See what's open in Montana and what it pays.