Rattlesnake Complex

Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 46.586, -104.928.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Terry

Size

15,582 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

September 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT

Cause

Undetermined

Location

30 Miles E from Miles City, MT

County

Prairie County

State

Montana

Protecting agency

DNRC

Jurisdiction

BLM

Land ownership at origin

BLM

Personnel assigned

60

Incident management

Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Grass and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$3,500,000

Incident type

Complex

Unique fire identifier

2026-MTEAS-000786

IRWIN identifier

89E11838-C96D-4C57-8D2A-BE044F74C321

• Wind up to 12 mph from the east-southeast
• Relative humidity as low as 91%
• High of 60°F

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

Full forecast for Terry, MT

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.

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 0.1 µg/m³ around Sun, 9:00 AM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Terry, MT23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
• Baker, MT34 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• West Glendive, MT37 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Glendive, MT37 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Miles City, MT45 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Beach, ND49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin