Valley Fire
The Valley Fire was reported on August 18, 2026 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 225 acres. It was fully contained on August 20, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 225 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM MDT, 225 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.244, -106.704.
The incident
- Size
- 225 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 21, 2026 at 10:55 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG29-000712
- IRWIN identifier
- 5E97EF7C-2039-44B3-8665-ADB0336B5488
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Forsyth, 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 28, 2026 at 10:03 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG29-000712.