Ant Park Fire
The Ant Park Fire was reported on July 31, 2026 in Meagher County, Montana and burned 400 acres. It was fully contained on August 26, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 400 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2026
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped August 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT, 399 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.737, -110.640.
The incident
- Size
- 400 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from White Sulphur Springs, MT
- County
- Meagher County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,364,076
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTHLF-000529
- IRWIN identifier
- 0910A9E1-186B-4DA3-8ECB-75028DCC057F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2026 (655 acres) to August 6, 2026 (399 acres). The largest one-day growth was 24 acres, mapped August 3, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2026 | 655 | |
| August 2, 2026 | 363 | -292 |
| August 3, 2026 | 387 | +24 |
| August 6, 2026 | 399 | +12 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for White Sulphur Springs, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- White Sulphur Springs, MT18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Townsend, MT51 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT59 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT61 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- East Helena, MT61 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT61 miles west 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 September 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTHLF-000529.