Milk River Fire
The Milk River Fire was reported on August 29, 2026 in Hill County, Montana and burned 115 acres. It was declared out on September 6, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 115 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 29, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 48.569, -109.764.
The incident
- Size
- 115 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Hill County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG12-000306
- IRWIN identifier
- B7C833CA-466E-4853-B884-5A6913F6FF9F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Havre, 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 September 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG12-000306.