Big Flat Fire
The Big Flat Fire was reported on March 20, 2026 in Phillips County, Montana and burned 326 acres. It was declared out on March 26, 2026.
- Size
- 326 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped April 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM MDT, 237 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 48.576, -108.143.
The incident
- Size
- 326 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- March 26, 2026 at 8:20 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 20 Miles NW from Malta, MT
- County
- Phillips County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG11-000048
- IRWIN identifier
- EA430653-46B9-48B8-9AF8-C7C79E449007
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Malta, 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 May 18, 2026 at 11:47 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG11-000048.