The U.S. government is tracking 42 wildfires in Montana today. Together they cover about 89K acres (roughly 67,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 11 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 Friday, September 4th at 5:00 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
35,433 acres
21% contained
Bobcat Lakes Fire
Beaverhead County, Montana
10,850 acres
61% contained
Camp Creek Fire
Powell County, Montana
9,637 acres
0% contained
Silvertip Fire
Flathead County, Montana
7,280 acres
15% contained
Moose Fire
Granite County, Montana
6,003 acres
15% contained
Windmill Fire
Stillwater County, Montana
4,253 acres
100% contained
Snow Fire
Custer County, Montana
3,500 acres
0% contained
Skillet Fire
Lincoln County, Montana
3,414 acres
82% contained
Black Bear Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
2,126 acres
22% contained
Nature Grove Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
1,422 acres
0% contained
Deer Creek Fire
Lincoln County, Montana
1,099 acres
96% contained
Roe 2 Fire
Beaverhead County, Montana
978 acres
100% contained
Ayers Pond Fire
Prairie County, Montana
565 acres
20% contained
Corny Coulee Fire
Rosebud County, Montana
400 acres
Containment not reported
Tongue Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
286 acres
Containment not reported
Cora Creek Fire
Cascade County, Montana
280 acres
Containment not reported
East Fork Creek Fire
Yellowstone County, Montana
248 acres
Containment not reported
Three Bar Corral Fire
Powder River County, Montana
200 acres
Containment not reported
Cherry Peak Fire
Sanders County, Montana
173 acres
100% contained
North Fork Lost Horse Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
118 acres
70% contained
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.
California
81 fires · 80 not contained · 66K acres
Oregon
80 fires · 47 not contained · 2.9M acres
Washington
37 fires · 27 not contained · 651K acres
Wisconsin
29 fires · 29 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
29 fires · 22 not contained · 65K acres
Idaho
27 fires · 26 not contained · 209K acres
Oklahoma
27 fires · 18 not contained · 9,324 acres
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
Wyoming
11 fires · 9 not contained · 7,947 acres
Colorado
11 fires · 11 not contained · 163K acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
Utah
10 fires · 6 not contained · 198K acres
South Dakota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 2,039 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
Michigan
7 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Arizona
7 fires · 7 not contained · 1,181 acres
Arkansas
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Alaska
4 fires · 4 not contained · 46K acres
Texas
4 fires · 4 not contained · 91K acres
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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