Emery Fire
The Emery Fire was reported on July 29, 2026 in Custer County, Montana and burned 790 acres. It was fully contained on July 29, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 790 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped July 29, 2026 at 11:55 AM MDT, 500 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 46.458, -105.997.
The incident
- Size
- 790 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2026 at 10:53 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles NW from Miles City, MT
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG14-000610
- IRWIN identifier
- 3EE1B7FF-E94A-4290-B1CD-B4A045605509
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Miles City, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Miles City, MT8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Forsyth, MT35 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Colstrip, MT50 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT66 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- West Glendive, MT74 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Glendive, MT75 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG14-000610.