Ridgetop Fire
The Ridgetop Fire was reported on July 6, 2026 in Custer County, Montana and burned 187 acres. It was declared out on July 22, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 187 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 6, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM MDT, 187 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.405, -105.038.
The incident
- Size
- 187 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG14-000455
- IRWIN identifier
- F2F57641-493E-423E-B472-9B49C7B5477C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Terry, 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 August 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG14-000455.