Wildfires in Custer County

Montana

Fire-weather risk today

Very low

tomorrow: Very low · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

68 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

5690 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 23· PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-46:-106) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

MM 148 - Custer · Wildfire · Human 18/10/2026· 93 h › Litnite Creek - Custer · Wildfire 19/09/2026· 146 h › Phennock Creek · Wildfire 14/09/2026· 202 h › Swain · Wildfire · Natural 09/09/2026· 194 h › Gumball Springs · Wildfire 06/09/2026· 0 h › Breaks · Wildfire · Natural 05/09/2026· 32 h › OFallon Creek · Wildfire 03/09/2026· 14 h › Snow · Wildfire 03/09/2026· 5688 ha· 520 h › Hill · Wildfire 02/09/2026· 74 h › Jones Creek - Custer · Wildfire · Human 01/09/2026· 398 h › Circle Creek - Custer · Wildfire · Human 24/08/2026· 77 h › Cedar Butte - Custer · Wildfire 20/08/2026· 283 h › Fire · Wildfire 19/08/2026· 3 h › Airport 2 - Custer · Wildfire · Natural 19/08/2026· 305 h › Airport 1 - Custer · Wildfire · Natural 19/08/2026· 73 h › Bear Jaw · Wildfire · Natural 19/08/2026· 1.0 ha· 18 h › South Sunday - Custer · Wildfire · Natural 19/08/2026· 73 h › Log Creek · Wildfire · Natural 18/08/2026· 1.0 ha· 307 h › You Haul - Custer · Wildfire · Human 14/08/2026· 131 h › Trail Blazer - Custer · Wildfire 09/08/2026· 79 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.