Montana
Montana Wildfire Map — Live Fires & Containment
The federal wildfire feed currently lists 37 wildfires in Montana (34 active, 3 contained), covering about 82,858 acres. The largest is the Sand Creek Fire at 34,733 acres, 15% contained, in Beaverhead County.
Active wildfires in Montana right now, the share of Montana homes in the wildland-urban interface, and where to find official information. In a typical year, wildfire activity in Montana peaks in July and August, after the winter snowpack melts off and the forests and rangeland dry out. The list and counts come from the federal wildfire feed; the WUI figures come from the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The active-fire data refreshes every 15 minutes.
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82,858 ac
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Live Montana wildfire map
Fire markers show active wildfires reported across Montana, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Every Montana wildfire right now
| Fire | Acres | Contained | County | Status | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Creek | 34,733 acres | 15% | Beaverhead | Active | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Bobcat Lakes | 10,828 acres | 54% | Beaverhead | Active | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Camp Creek | 9,637 acres | 0% | Powell | Active | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Silvertip | 7,280 acres | 15% | Flathead | Active | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Moose | 6,003 acres | 14% | Granite | Active | Jul 26, 2026 |
| Windmill | 4,253 acres | 100% | Stillwater | Contained | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Skillet | 3,413 acres | 82% | Lincoln | Active | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Black Bear | 2,126 acres | 22% | Ravalli | Active | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Nature Grove | 1,274 acres | 0% | Ravalli | Active | Aug 23, 2026 |
| Deer Creek | 1,099 acres | 96% | Lincoln | Active | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Roe 2 | 978 acres | 100% | Beaverhead | Contained | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Tongue | 286 acres | — | Big Horn | Active | Aug 22, 2026 |
| East Fork Creek | 248 acres | — | Yellowstone | Active | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Cherry Peak | 173 acres | 100% | Sanders | Contained | Aug 18, 2026 |
| North Fork Lost Horse | 118 acres | 70% | Ravalli | Active | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Plum Bloom | 100 acres | — | Powder River | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Rye Creek | 75 acres | — | Ravalli | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Skull | 67 acres | 0% | Beaverhead | Active | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Old Divide | 62 acres | — | Yellowstone | Active | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Espy | 40 acres | — | Carter | Active | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Brake Drum - McCone | 14 acres | — | McCone | Active | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Double Shed | 13 acres | — | Stillwater | Active | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Bear Gulch | 10 acres | — | Ravalli | Active | Aug 26, 2026 |
| 59 Spring Creek | 10 acres | — | Powder River | Active | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Lost Creek - Dawson | 10 acres | — | Dawson | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Over the Top | 5.0 acres | — | Stillwater | Active | Aug 30, 2026 |
| Hodgkiss | 2.0 acres | — | Teton | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Fuse Ridge | 0.5 acres | — | Granite | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Tin Cup | 0.3 acres | — | Ravalli | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Gehring | 0.2 acres | — | Lewis and Clark | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Hill | 0.2 acres | — | Custer | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Jones Creek - Custer | 0.1 acres | — | Custer | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| West Fork | 0.1 acres | — | Granite | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Bellrock Street | 0.1 acres | — | Big Horn | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
| LG13 Victor Crossing | 0.1 acres | — | Ravalli | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Rodger | 0.1 acres | — | Ravalli | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
| RIVER | Size not reported | — | Lake | Active | Sep 1, 2026 |
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Montana wildfire questions, answered live
Where are the fires in Montana right now?
As of Sep 2, 2026, 21:45 UTC, there are 37 wildfires listed in Montana. The largest are Sand Creek Fire (Beaverhead County), 34,733 acres, Bobcat Lakes Fire (Beaverhead County), 10,828 acres, and Camp Creek Fire (Powell County), 9,637 acres. The live map above shows each one at its reported point of origin, and the table lists them all with acreage, containment, and county.
Are there any wildfires in Montana today?
Yes. 34 are listed as active and 3 as contained, 37 in total, covering about 82,858 acres.
What is the biggest fire in Montana right now?
The Sand Creek Fire in Beaverhead County, at 34,733 acres, 15% contained.
How current is this Montana wildfire map?
The data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and is refreshed every 15 minutes. It was last updated Sep 2, 2026, 21:45 UTC. Containment percentages and acreage are what incident teams report; they can lag the situation on the ground by hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for Montana?
Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and local emergency management, not from this site. Use the official Montana sources listed on this page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
Homes in the wildland-urban interface
About 63% of Montana’s homes sit inside the wildland-urban interface — roughly 322,000 of 515,000 statewide, according to the SILVIS Lab’s 2020 dataset. The share varies sharply by county: from about 35% in Bozeman’s Gallatin County to about 81% in Lewis and Clark County.
The five Montana counties with the most homes in the wildland-urban interface:
- Missoula County
- Yellowstone County
- Flathead County
- Lewis and Clark County
- Gallatin County
Being in the interface is a description of geography, not a forecast of fire — it captures how close a building sits to vegetation that can burn. These classifications change slowly; the figures here come from the SILVIS Lab’s most recent revision of the 1990–2020 dataset, released February 2025.
Official Montana sources
- Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation — dnrc.mt.gov/forestry
- Montana Disaster and Emergency Services — des.mt.gov