Montana · Active · 5,892 acres
Moose Fire, Montana
5,892
Acres reported
0%
Contained
+214
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Moose Fire is listed as active at 5,892 acres, 0% contained, in Granite County, Montana.
Since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC: +214 acres.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Aug 17, 2026, 22:15 UTC) covers 5,892 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 20 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Aug 13, 2026, 20:47 UTC).
Moose Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 5,892 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jul 26, 2026
- Location
- Granite County, Montana
- Origin point
- 46.0722, -113.6908
- Perimeter mapped
- Aug 17, 2026 (11 hours ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Hamilton, MT
- Stevensville, MT
- Anaconda, MT
- Warm Springs, MT
- Missoula, MT
Other fires nearby
- Black Bear Fire
- Butterfly Fire
- LG13 Appaloosa Fire
- Sandstone Ridge Fire
- North Fork Lost Horse Fire
- Bobcat Lakes Fire
- Sand Creek Fire
- Indian Hill Fire
Moose Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jul 26, 2026, 22:15 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | 5,892 acres | 0 | 0% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 5,892 acres | +214 | 0% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 5,678 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 5,678 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,678 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 5,678 acres | +541 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 5,137 acres | +593 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 4,545 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 4,545 acres | +231 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 4,314 acres | +770 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3,544 acres | +1,952 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 1,592 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 1,592 acres | +717 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 875 acres | +150 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 725 acres | +76 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 649 acres | +55 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 594 acres | +288 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 306 acres | +81 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 225 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 225 acres | +66 | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 159 acres | +34 | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 125 acres | +55 | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 70 acres | +50 | — |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 20 acres | — | — |
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Moose Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Moose Fire?
As of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC, the Moose Fire is reported at 5,892 acres. Since Aug 17, 2026, 09:00 UTC: +214 acres.
Is the Moose Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 0% contained as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Moose Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 46.0722, -113.6908 in Granite County, Montana. Nearest towns: Hamilton (25 mi NW), Stevensville (36 mi NW), Anaconda (36 mi E). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Moose Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Moose Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Montana sources on our Montana page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Aug 18, 2026, 09:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
About this page
This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →