Montana wildfires

Eagle Springs Fire

ActiveBig Horn County, Montana2026Wildfire

The Eagle Springs Fire was reported on September 9, 2026 in Big Horn County, Montana and has burned 122 acres. The cause is listed as human.

Size
122 acres
Contained
Not reported
Discovered
September 9, 2026

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 45.677, -107.670.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Hardin

The incident

Size
122 acres
Containment
Not reported
Discovered
September 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM MDT
Cause
Human
County
Big Horn County
State
Montana
Protecting agency
C&L
Land ownership at origin
Private
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-MTLG22-261369
IRWIN identifier
B44B0FAF-291A-4C8A-9F6A-9B42934E0B91

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 6 mph from the east-northeast
  • Relative humidity as low as 33%
  • High of 78°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Hardin, MT

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.4 µg/m³ around Wed, 7:00 PM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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 September 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG22-261369.