Rabbit Patch Fire
The Rabbit Patch Fire was reported on July 26, 2026 in Sweet Grass County, Montana and burned 672 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 672 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 46.050, -109.704.
The incident
- Size
- 672 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2026 at 5:54 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2026 at 5:54 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from Big Timber, MT
- County
- Sweet Grass County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG40-260999
- IRWIN identifier
- 4FF2DFC3-6E58-4B1B-89C8-C0F84626FEB4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Timber, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Timber, MT19 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Columbus, MT36 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Absarokee, MT39 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Livingston, MT49 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Laurel, MT52 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Billings, MT61 miles east 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 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG40-260999.