Ordway Fire
The Ordway Fire was reported on March 20, 2026 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana and burned 185 acres. It was declared out on April 8, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 185 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 3, 2026 at 11:28 AM MDT, 185 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 47.090, -111.912.
The incident
- Size
- 185 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 20, 2026 at 1:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM MDT
- Declared out
- April 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 35 Miles N from CRAIG, MT
- County
- Lewis and Clark County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $185,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTCES-000105
- IRWIN identifier
- F3520322-6E8E-435F-ADB2-D0ED0402B1B3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cascade, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cascade, MT16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT26 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT27 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley West Central, MT30 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT33 miles south of the fire’s origin
- East Helena, MT35 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 3, 2026 at 11:28 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTCES-000105.