Fireloop

Montana Wildfire Map & Tracker

25 active fires · Updated 40m ago
This map tracks active wildfires across Montana using official incident data, updated automatically as conditions change. Use it to check containment, size, and location for any fire currently being tracked in the state.
25 active fires
728 acres burned
Largest: Deer Hollow Fire

Active Wildfires in Montana

About Montana Wildfire Season

Montana's fire season peaks around mid July and typically runs about twelve weeks, spanning May through October in a normal year. The Continental Divide splits the state cleanly into two different fire regimes. Western mountain timber, much of it standing dead from beetle kill, burns differently than the central and eastern prairie grass on the other side, and each presents its own access and suppression challenges. Lightning drives many of Montana's largest and most remote fires, striking terrain that can be difficult to reach quickly, which is part of why some of the state's biggest incidents have grown so large before crews could respond. That mountains versus plains divide is really the defining fact of how fire behaves across Montana.

Montana Fire Map Today

  • Wildfire incident markers. Every active fire in Montana is shown with a colored marker. Red means active, yellow means mostly contained, and gray means fully contained or no longer being tracked.
  • Incident details and updates. Tap any fire below to see its size, containment percentage, recent updates, and nearby air quality on its own page.
  • Automatic updates. This page pulls directly from official incident data and refreshes automatically as conditions change. It is not a live, real time map, and fast moving fires can outpace how often this page updates.
  • Full app map. Open the full interactive map to search, explore fires nationwide, and save locations to track over time.

Stay informed on fires near you

Fireloop is the go-to app for seeing nearby wildfires, smoke, and air quality.