Ransome Fire
The Ransome Fire was reported on August 21, 2025 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 704 acres. It was declared out on November 13, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 704 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2025
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped November 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM MST, 701 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 48.540, -115.640.
The incident
- Size
- 704 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles NW from Libby, MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Libby
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTKNF-000288
- IRWIN identifier
- 3D689765-3BCD-4FA1-9C68-B4312FE7039C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 23, 2025 (259 acres) to November 17, 2025 (701 acres). The largest one-day growth was 182 acres, mapped August 25, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2025 | 259 | |
| August 25, 2025 | 441 | +182 |
| August 26, 2025 | 474 | +33 |
| August 27, 2025 | 487 | +13 |
| August 28, 2025 | 538 | +51 |
| August 29, 2025 | 549 | +11 |
| August 30, 2025 | 557 | +8 |
| August 31, 2025 | 610 | +53 |
| September 1, 2025 | 622 | +12 |
| September 2, 2025 | 649 | +27 |
| September 4, 2025 | 686 | +37 |
| September 5, 2025 | 692 | +6 |
| September 6, 2025 | 693 | +1 |
| September 7, 2025 | 694 | +1 |
| November 17, 2025 | 701 | +7 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Libby, 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 August 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTKNF-000288.