Bradshaw Fire
The Bradshaw Fire was reported on May 26, 2026 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 2,209 acres. It was declared out on July 22, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,209 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeter mapped August 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM MDT, 2,209 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.061, -105.962.
The incident
- Size
- 2,209 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 35 Miles SW from Broadus, MT
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,625,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG09-000337
- IRWIN identifier
- 083F5CBB-4D42-4371-ACFC-C39BC4E2A545
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 27, 2026 (2,690 acres) to August 3, 2026 (2,209 acres). The largest one-day growth was 8 acres, mapped May 28, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | 2,690 | |
| May 28, 2026 | 2,697 | +7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,680 | -17 |
| August 3, 2026 | 2,209 | -471 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Broadus, MT38 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT52 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY52 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY58 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Buffalo, WY61 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY63 miles southeast 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 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG09-000337.