Rattlesnake Fire
The Rattlesnake Fire was reported on August 28, 2025 in Dawson County, Montana and burned 197 acres. It was declared out on October 17, 2025.
- Size
- 197 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 28, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM MDT, 189 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.868, -104.665.
The incident
- Size
- 197 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Dawson County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTMCD-000842
- IRWIN identifier
- B96991BE-C3A4-4210-A241-C30E6973A6B5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glendive, 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 October 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTMCD-000842.