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Bras Fire, Montana (2026)

Last changed (08:49 UTC, 3 November 2026). This event is over, so no next check is due.

Over. This fire was reported fully contained. The page keeps its record.

The Bras Fire in Sanders County, Montana was discovered on 17 October 2026 and had burned 1,688 acres (683 hectares), 100% contained, as of the incident record updated 22 October 2026, according to the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS data.

Map: Bras Fire, Montana (2026)
47.28° N, 114.59° W · Montana, United States · map © Natural Earth

Key figures

Size
1,688 acres683 haSource: NIFC WFIGS
Contained
100%Source: NIFC WFIGS
Discovered
21:00 UTC, 17 October 2026Source: NIFC WFIGS
County
Sanders CountySource: NIFC WFIGS
State
MontanaSource: NIFC WFIGS
Incident ID
2026-MTFHA-000179Source: NIFC WFIGS

Sources

Recorded by Gods Eyes from the live feed ; the source last updated it . Figures are as the source reported them at the time and may since have been revised; the source pages are authoritative.

Affected area

Nearest towns

  • Polson56 km away · pop. 5,326
  • Missoula64 km away · pop. 72,856
  • Wallace103 km away · pop. 1,028
  • Kalispell104 km away · pop. 32,062

Places from the Natural Earth populated places list, by straight-line distance. The source names no towns for this event.

Timeline

  1. 08:49 UTC3 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
  2. 21:00 UTC17 October 2026The fire was discovered, according to the incident record.

Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.

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