Sandbar 2 Fire
The Sandbar 2 Fire was reported on August 19, 2025 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana and burned 243 acres. It was declared out on November 3, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 243 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2025
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped December 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM MST, 228 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.000, -112.370.
The incident
- Size
- 243 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 Miles E from Lincoln, MT
- County
- Lewis and Clark County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Lincoln
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,207,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTHLF-000558
- IRWIN identifier
- 14288C93-CFCB-4377-BFA7-59DA9192E011
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 20, 2025 (190 acres) to December 17, 2025 (228 acres). The largest one-day growth was 52 acres, mapped August 21, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2025 | 190 | |
| August 21, 2025 | 242 | +52 |
| August 23, 2025 | 243 | +1 |
| August 25, 2025 | 243 | 0 |
| August 26, 2025 | 243 | 0 |
| December 17, 2025 | 228 | -15 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lincoln, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lincoln, MT15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT24 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley West Central, MT28 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT29 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena West Side, MT30 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena, MT32 miles southeast 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 December 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM MST. Identifier 2025-MTHLF-000558.