Pumpkin Fire
The Pumpkin Fire was reported on March 19, 2026 in Custer County, Montana and burned 118 acres. It was declared out on May 15, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 118 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 19, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped May 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM MDT, 118 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.208, -105.752.
The incident
- Size
- 118 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG14-000051
- IRWIN identifier
- 5F30CA20-B7D0-46FB-923E-DD323DE51649
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Miles City, 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 May 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG14-000051.