Montana wildfires

Timber Butte Fire

OutBeaverhead County, Montana2025Wildfire

The Timber Butte Fire was reported on September 3, 2025 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 2,245 acres. It was declared out on October 27, 2025.

Size
2,245 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 3, 2025
Personnel
7

Map

Perimeter mapped October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM MDT, 2,068 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.724, -112.829.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Dillon

The incident

Size
2,245 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM MDT
Contained
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM MDT
Controlled
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM MDT
Declared out
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM MDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
6 Miles W from Dell, MT
County
Beaverhead County
State
Montana
Nearest city reported
Dell
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
BLM
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Personnel assigned
7
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Brush (2 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$550,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-MTBDF-256480
IRWIN identifier
CFEAEBE0-C957-4747-865B-80FCF778C032

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dillon, 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 November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM MST. Identifier 2025-MTBDF-256480.