Wildfires in Sanders County

Montana

Fire-weather risk today

High

tomorrow: Very high · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

23 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

73.0 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Moderate

EAQI 47· PM2.5 0.6 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-47:-116) — 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

Lone Tree · Wildfire 07/09/2026· 185 h › Rock · Wildfire 31/08/2026· 1 h › Hoon · Wildfire 27/08/2026· 6 h › Roe · Wildfire 23/08/2026· 3 h › MICHEL CREEK · Wildfire 23/08/2026· 74 h › Lumber · Wildfire 22/08/2026· 3.0 ha· 95 h › Cherry Peak · Wildfire 18/08/2026· 70.0 ha· 561 h › Paradise Dispersed · Wildfire 17/08/2026· 8 h › Childs · Wildfire 11/08/2026· 2 h › Rail · Wildfire 05/08/2026· 2 h › Big Eddy · Wildfire 01/08/2026· 2 h › Naegeli · Wildfire 01/08/2026· 1 h › THUNDERBIRD · Wildfire 31/07/2026· 1083 h › Big Hole · Wildfire 30/07/2026· 27 h › Upper Lynch · Wildfire 28/07/2026· 3 h › Lang Creek · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 24 h › North Bull · Wildfire 24/07/2026· 94 h › Perma Curves · Wildfire 21/07/2026· 4 h › Rice · Wildfire 17/07/2026· 88 h › WEST ROAD · Wildfire 03/07/2026· 1749 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.