Montana wildfires

Moose Fire

ActiveGranite County, Montana2026Wildfire

The Moose Fire was reported on July 26, 2026 in Granite County, Montana and has burned 6,005 acres. It is 15 percent contained.

Size
6,005 acres
Contained
15%
Discovered
July 26, 2026
Personnel
28

Radar

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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Map

Perimeter mapped August 31, 2026 at 7:11 PM MDT, 6,005 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.072, -113.691.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Darby

The incident

Size
6,005 acres
Containment
15%
Discovered
July 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM MDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
24 Miles SW from Philipsburg, MT
County
Granite County
State
Montana
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
28
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$12,655,002
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-MTBDF-266293
IRWIN identifier
F039127F-AE05-4C20-9824-653361758DC2

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 28, 2026 (126 acres) to September 6, 2026 (6,005 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,015 acres, mapped August 8, 2026.

DayAcresChange
July 28, 2026126
July 29, 2026159+33
July 30, 2026225+66
August 1, 2026306+81
August 2, 2026594+288
August 3, 2026649+55
August 5, 20261,002+353
August 6, 20261,592+590
August 7, 20262,528+936
August 8, 20263,544+1,016
August 9, 20264,314+770
August 10, 20265,137+823
August 12, 20265,525+388
August 13, 20265,678+153
August 17, 20265,892+214
August 18, 20265,883-9
August 19, 20265,965+82
August 20, 20265,9650
August 21, 20265,9650
August 22, 20265,9650
August 24, 20265,9650
August 26, 20265,923-42
August 27, 20265,965+42
August 28, 20265,9650
August 29, 20265,970+5
August 31, 20266,003+33
September 6, 20266,005+2

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 3 mph from the northwest
  • Relative humidity as low as 47%
  • High of 63°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Darby, MT

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.3 µg/m³ around Sun, 5:00 AM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTBDF-266293.