Wilder Fire
The Wilder Fire was reported on July 2, 2025 in Fergus County, Montana and burned 3,450 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 3,450 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2025
- Personnel
- 37
Map
Perimeter mapped August 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM MDT, 3,451 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 47.557, -108.453.
The incident
- Size
- 3,450 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 27 Miles NE from Roy, MT
- County
- Fergus County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Roy, MT
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 37
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,044,388
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTNCD-000152
- IRWIN identifier
- 5F48DB88-E2E3-491C-B945-8EC343938563
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 4, 2025 (2,799 acres) to August 20, 2025 (3,451 acres). The largest one-day growth was 652 acres, mapped August 20, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 4, 2025 | 2,799 | |
| August 20, 2025 | 3,451 | +652 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hays, 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 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTNCD-000152.