The U.S. government is tracking 20 wildfires in Montana today. Together they cover about 70K acres (roughly 53,000 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 Thursday, October 8th at 2:00 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
Davis Coulee Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
15,470 acres
100% contained
Bobcat Lakes Fire
Beaverhead County, Montana
10,896 acres
95% contained
Moose Fire
Granite County, Montana
6,005 acres
37% contained
Nature Grove Fire
Ravalli County, Montana
1,422 acres
0% contained
Tie Creek Fire
Rosebud County, Montana
167 acres
100% contained
Border Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
100 acres
Containment not reported
Twin Sisters Fire
Judith Basin County, Montana
92 acres
100% contained
Bluff Fire
Golden Valley County, Montana
92 acres
Containment not reported
Coal Seam Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
30 acres
Containment not reported
Kelty Fire
Rosebud County, Montana
25 acres
Containment not reported
North Sarpy Fire
Big Horn County, Montana
20 acres
Containment not reported
West Horn Fire
Rosebud County, Montana
10 acres
Containment not reported
Mud Creek Fire
Wheatland County, Montana
2 acres
Containment not reported
North Chance Bridge Fire
Carbon County, Montana
1 acre
Containment not reported
Scothern Fire
Yellowstone County, Montana
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Crow Head Fire
Roosevelt County, Montana
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Yukon Jack Fire
Roosevelt County, Montana
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Sunrise Fire
Sanders County, Montana
New fire
Containment not reported
North Fork Fire
Glacier 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
81 fires · 79 not contained · 64K acres
Oregon
48 fires · 30 not contained · 1.2M acres
Wisconsin
24 fires · 24 not contained · small fires
Maine
23 fires · 23 not contained · small fires
Washington
21 fires · 18 not contained · 613K acres
Oklahoma
14 fires · 9 not contained · 3,801 acres
Idaho
14 fires · 11 not contained · 22K acres
Mississippi
11 fires · 2 not contained · 1,540 acres
South Dakota
11 fires · 11 not contained · small fires
Colorado
8 fires · 5 not contained · 126K acres
Arkansas
8 fires · 8 not contained · 2,858 acres
Florida
7 fires · 4 not contained · 20K acres
New Mexico
7 fires · 4 not contained · 27K acres
Nevada
6 fires · 4 not contained · 89K acres
Wyoming
6 fires · 4 not contained · 7,641 acres
Alabama
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,049 acres
Arizona
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
4 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Utah
2 fires · 2 not contained · 4,774 acres
Minnesota
2 fires · all contained · 56K acres
South Carolina
2 fires · all contained · 1,234 acres
Georgia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Kentucky
1 fire · all contained · small fires
North Dakota
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alaska
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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