East Side Fire
The East Side Fire was reported on April 20, 2026 in Carbon County, Montana and burned 1,219 acres. It was declared out on August 7, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,219 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped April 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM MDT, 1,219 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.092, -109.314.
The incident
- Size
- 1,219 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 20, 2026 at 12:34 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 Miles S from Red Lodge, MT
- County
- Carbon County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTCGF-260250
- IRWIN identifier
- 8C865688-A4FE-42BC-846E-6A8680192BCF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from April 20, 2026 (1,374 acres) to April 26, 2026 (1,219 acres). The largest one-day growth was 90 acres, mapped April 22, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2026 | 1,374 | |
| April 21, 2026 | 1,115 | -259 |
| April 22, 2026 | 1,204 | +89 |
| April 23, 2026 | 1,241 | +37 |
| April 24, 2026 | 1,219 | -22 |
| April 25, 2026 | 1,219 | 0 |
| April 26, 2026 | 1,219 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Red Lodge, 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 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTCGF-260250.