Griffin Fire
The Griffin Fire was reported on August 3, 2026 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 739 acres. It was fully contained on August 5, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 739 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 50
Map
Perimeter mapped August 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM MDT, 739 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.257, -106.137.
The incident
- Size
- 739 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 Miles SE from Ashland, MT
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 50
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $750,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTMCD-000641
- IRWIN identifier
- 4243407D-FB5E-44CD-96AF-84E88AE9BF72
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ashland, 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 11:24 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTMCD-000641.