Buddha Ranch Fire
The Buddha Ranch Fire was reported on July 31, 2025 in Lake County, Montana and burned 600 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2025
- Personnel
- 41
Map
Perimeter mapped September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM MDT, 603 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 47.691, -114.523.
The incident
- Size
- 600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 Miles SW from HOT SPRINGS, MT
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- HOT SPRINGS
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 41
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTFHA-000093
- IRWIN identifier
- 58BC5440-17AF-4EAE-AF34-C8B7BB264B7D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 4, 2025 (603 acres) to September 25, 2025 (603 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2025 | 603 | |
| September 25, 2025 | 603 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTFHA-000093.