Plum Bloom Fire
The Plum Bloom Fire was reported on September 1, 2026 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 100 acres. It was fully contained on September 2, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 100 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2026
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped September 2, 2026 at 10:18 AM MDT, 183 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.197, -105.852.
The incident
- Size
- 100 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 38 Miles SE from Ashland, MT
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTMCD-000764
- IRWIN identifier
- 051F98BD-CC92-4ACA-845D-84795AA47D2B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Broadus, MT27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT49 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Colstrip, MT60 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY61 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY65 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY70 miles south 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 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTMCD-000764.