Bootlegger Fire
The Bootlegger Fire was reported on August 1, 2026 in Cascade County, Montana and burned 103 acres. It was declared out on August 3, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 103 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM MDT, 106 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 47.626, -111.282.
The incident
- Size
- 103 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Cascade County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTBLR-000261
- IRWIN identifier
- 8F077C4F-CC66-462B-A3BD-CE70687C092F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Black Eagle, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Black Eagle, MT7 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Prairie, MT11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fort Benton, MT32 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Choteau, MT44 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 August 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTBLR-000261.