Teal Fire
The Teal Fire was reported on May 11, 2026 in Sheridan County, Montana and burned 980 acres. It was declared out on May 29, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 980 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 11, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped May 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM MDT, 980 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.465, -104.497.
The incident
- Size
- 980 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- May 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles S from Medicine Lake, MT
- County
- Sheridan County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG34-000108
- IRWIN identifier
- 2155E668-F816-469F-92F1-3314545DF327
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Plentywood, 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 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG34-000108.