Smelser Fire
The Smelser Fire was reported on April 28, 2025 in Teton County, Montana and burned 220 acres. It was declared out on April 28, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 220 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 28, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped October 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM MDT, 91 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.687, -111.709.
The incident
- Size
- 220 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- April 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM MDT
- Declared out
- April 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Teton County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTLG31-000162
- IRWIN identifier
- 770ED6FE-9A73-4D0C-B50E-08BE8DD3BA39
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Vaughn, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Vaughn, MT12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Prairie, MT15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Choteau, MT24 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT27 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Conrad, MT35 miles north of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2025 All current fires
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 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTLG31-000162.