Square Butte Fire
The Square Butte Fire was reported on March 8, 2026 in Chouteau County, Montana and burned 250 acres. It was declared out on March 10, 2026.
- Size
- 250 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 8, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 47.545, -110.291.
The incident
- Size
- 250 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- March 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM MDT
- Contained
- March 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- March 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Chouteau County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG19-000038
- IRWIN identifier
- 41FEB607-4FE8-4516-8DD2-7522E38DD66C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Benton, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fort Benton, MT26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT42 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT47 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lewistown, MT52 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Prairie, MT56 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Havre, MT75 miles north 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 March 24, 2026 at 5:01 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG19-000038.