Hilger Valley Fire
The Hilger Valley Fire was reported on June 9, 2025 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana and burned 295 acres. It was declared out on July 8, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 295 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2025
- Personnel
- 116
Map
Perimeter mapped September 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM MDT, 295 acres (other). Point of origin 46.853, -111.971.
The incident
- Size
- 295 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Gates of the Mountains area north of Helena Mt in the Hilger Valley area
- County
- Lewis and Clark County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 116
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,680,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTCES-000261
- IRWIN identifier
- BBD9A604-C816-4A0C-B786-FDB006458195
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 9, 2025 (143 acres) to September 11, 2025 (295 acres). The largest one-day growth was 141 acres, mapped June 10, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2025 | 143 | |
| June 10, 2025 | 284 | +141 |
| June 11, 2025 | 285 | +1 |
| September 11, 2025 | 295 | +10 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Helena Valley Northwest, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley West Central, MT14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Helena, MT18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- East Helena, MT18 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 September 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTCES-000261.