The Blacktail Fire engulfed a little over 5,000 acres, with over 1 million acres impacted across Montana through various wildfires. Fires blaze from the Blacktail Fire, located in the Blacktail Creek area, east of Loco Mountain in the Crazy Mountains, in Montana. MDT doesn't often close roads, but when the safety of the traveling public is in question, traffic is detoured to an alternate route. The Northern Rockies Coordination Center (NRCC) is the interagency focal point for coordinating the mobilization of resources for wildland fire and other all-hazard incidents throughout the Northern Rockies Area and, when necessary, for assignment throughout the United States. Several small wildfires in western Montana and a changing weather pattern signal the start of the state's 2019 fire season. Wildfires can affect Montana's landscape, air quality, wildlife, agriculture, tourism, and recreation. Explore maps of current fire locations and perimeters in the conterminous 48 States and Alaska as well as view and download land-fire data sets, receive alerts and notifications. The fires represented on the map below are all actively burning and have scorched at least 1,000 acres. Today, the first day of August, there are only 5 fires burning in Montana for a total of around 5,500 acres. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. An interactive map of all fires in Montana and the western United States. September 17, 2019 Mild Fire Seasons Leave Montana's Fire Fund Flush. We still aren’t at an extreme fire hazard. Several State of Montana agencies have information regarding the impact and current status of fire listed below. Fire season wasn’t declared until around the last week in July. The information comes from InciWeb, so some fires may not be represented here. The next interactive map is provided by Montana.gov (the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) and you can view it here.. As for the Alberta wildfires that you’re hearing about, they’re pretty bad right now. These maps predict the distribution of smoke from wildfires at 5 p.m. PDT August 10, 2019. Montana Wildfire Roundup For August 2, 2019 Updated 8:14 p.m., August 2, 2019 Mandatory evacuation notices are in place in the Eagle Canyon and Stickney Creek areas north of Craig because of the Eagle Canyon Fire , which is burning between 20 and 25 acres. Montana Fire Conditions. Notes and Sources « Return to Visualization × Share This Interactive. Only one of the fires is large, at a little more than 4,500 acres and is 50% contained. (GREAT FALLS) Here is a list and map of the 20 largest wildfires currently burning in Montana. The Montana Creek Fire started at 3:00 P.M. on 7-3-2019. Montana's beautiful summers come with the increased incidence of wildfires. Still, that 5,500 acres is a total. There are several dozen smaller fires currently burning in Montana that are not included in this map.