Franklin Hills Fire
The Franklin Hills Fire was reported on March 12, 2026 in Sweet Grass County, Montana and burned 212 acres. It was declared out on March 13, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 212 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 46.056, -109.885.
The incident
- Size
- 212 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM MDT
- Declared out
- March 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Sweet Grass County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG40-260171
- IRWIN identifier
- 37598F8B-AFA6-4D3D-8805-62B3149AEA86
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Timber, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Timber, MT16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Columbus, MT42 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Livingston, MT42 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Absarokee, MT43 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Laurel, MT60 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Bozeman, MT61 miles southwest 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 July 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG40-260171.