Big Buffalo Fire
The Big Buffalo Fire was reported on August 6, 2026 in McCone County, Montana and burned 3,599 acres. It was fully contained on August 7, 2026.
- Size
- 3,599 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2026
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped August 7, 2026 at 7:17 AM MDT, 3,597 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 47.572, -105.431.
The incident
- Size
- 3,599 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2026 at 11:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 8 Miles N from Circle, MT
- County
- McCone County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG41-000664
- IRWIN identifier
- DE8B185A-67E9-4562-91E0-571A9C7F6618
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 7, 2026 (3,597 acres) to August 19, 2026 (3,597 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2026 | 3,597 | |
| August 19, 2026 | 3,597 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Circle, 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 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG41-000664.