Heavy Timber Fire
The Heavy Timber Fire was reported on July 12, 2026 in Musselshell County, Montana and burned 176 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 176 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2026
- Personnel
- 53
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 46.442, -108.146.
The incident
- Size
- 176 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 19 Miles E from Roundup, MT
- County
- Musselshell County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Roundup
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 53
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $163,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG23-260727
- IRWIN identifier
- C28A5F79-8FAC-4658-B3AF-1F42740BF110
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Roundup, 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 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG23-260727.