Montana wildfires

Mission Butte Fire

OutBig Horn County, Montana2025Wildfire

The Mission Butte Fire was reported on August 12, 2025 in Big Horn County, Montana and burned 6,149 acres. It was declared out on October 2, 2025.

Size
6,149 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 12, 2025
Personnel
18

Map

Perimeter mapped August 14, 2025 at 7:21 AM MDT, 4,736 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.459, -107.643.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Crow Agency

The incident

Size
6,149 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM MDT
Contained
September 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM MDT
Controlled
October 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
Declared out
October 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
3 Miles E from St. Xavier, MT
County
Big Horn County
State
Montana
Nearest city reported
St. Xavier, MT
Protecting agency
BIA
Jurisdiction
BIA
Land ownership at origin
BIA
Personnel assigned
18
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$400,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-MTCRA-250811
IRWIN identifier
2ECCF630-A921-4584-BE81-9F0385FA2C1B

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Crow Agency, MT covers the area today.

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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 October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTCRA-250811.