Middle Coulee Fire
The Middle Coulee Fire was reported on August 2, 2026 in Chouteau County, Montana and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on August 8, 2026.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2026
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped September 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.733, -110.990.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 4 Miles N from Carter, MT
- County
- Chouteau County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG19-000260
- IRWIN identifier
- 6377C17A-AC8D-4617-9FB8-50C43F18644B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Benton, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fort Benton, MT16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Sun Prairie, MT27 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Conrad, MT54 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Choteau, MT56 miles west 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 September 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG19-000260.