Eldorado Fire
The Eldorado Fire was reported on March 8, 2026 in Teton County, Montana and burned 500 acres. It was declared out on March 13, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 47.910, -112.268.
The incident
- Size
- 500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM MDT
- Contained
- March 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- March 13, 2026 at 8:40 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles NE from Bynum, MT
- County
- Teton County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG31-000086
- IRWIN identifier
- 9A9506BD-ED8C-4A82-9E44-B53E6163245B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Choteau, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Choteau, MT8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Conrad, MT23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Prairie, MT45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Shelby, MT45 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cut Bank, MT50 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT53 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 May 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG31-000086.