Devil Mountain Fire
The Devil Mountain Fire was reported on August 20, 2025 in Powell County, Montana and burned 1,932 acres. It is 2 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,932 acres
- Contained
- 2%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2025
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped November 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM MST, 1,932 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 46.746, -112.869.
The incident
- Size
- 1,932 acres
- Containment
- 2%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from Drummond, MT
- County
- Powell County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- DNRC
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTSWS-256445
- IRWIN identifier
- 32280E4D-167C-4C99-87AA-6639976426EA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 26, 2025 (1,618 acres) to November 12, 2025 (1,932 acres). The largest one-day growth was 80 acres, mapped September 3, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | 1,618 | |
| August 27, 2025 | 1,650 | +32 |
| August 29, 2025 | 1,697 | +47 |
| August 30, 2025 | 1,743 | +46 |
| August 31, 2025 | 1,770 | +27 |
| September 1, 2025 | 1,781 | +11 |
| September 2, 2025 | 1,852 | +71 |
| September 3, 2025 | 1,932 | +80 |
| November 12, 2025 | 1,932 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lincoln, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lincoln, MT17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Deer Lodge, MT25 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Helena West Side, MT37 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT38 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley West Central, MT39 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Warm Springs, MT39 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM MST. Identifier 2025-MTSWS-256445.