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Fires Near Billings, MTUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Billings: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

11
Fires within 100 mi
15 mi
Nearest fire
1
Weather alerts
97
Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Billings, MT

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There is meaningful fire activity near this location. Pack essentials, plan an evacuation route, and check official updates at least hourly.

There are currently 58 active fires within 300 miles of Billings, MT, including 2 within 25 miles and 11 within 100 miles. None are inside Billings city limits. The most significant is the Harris fire, 99 miles away at 924 acres, 60% contained. The National Weather Service has 1 active alert covering the surrounding area, including a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 97).

  • The nearest uncontained fire is 15 miles away. Wind-driven fires can cover that distance in a day.
  • A Red Flag Warning is active: critical fire weather (dry fuels plus wind) in your area.

House pin: Billings, MT. Bold outline: Billings city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
0
no fires
≤ 25 mi
2
263 acres
≤ 50 mi
5
630 acres
≤ 100 mi
11
1,857 acres
≤ 200 mi
28
15K acres
≤ 300 mi
58
79K acres
1 active weather alert
Red Flag Warninguntil Aug 11, 8:45 AM

Red Flag Warning issued August 10 at 6:45PM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT

Deerlodge/Western Beaverhead National Forest; Eastern Beaverhead National Forest

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

28% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026814 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)3.0K acres

So far in 2026, 814 acres have burned within 25 miles of Billings, 28% of the 3.0K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Billings, MT

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Billings

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Ash Creek
2012
249,562 acres · 98 mi away
Derby Fire
2006
223,570 acres · 71 mi away
Richard Spring
2021
171,130 acres · 83 mi away
Pine Ridge Complex
2006
121,210 acres · 32 mi away
Dunn Mtn. Assist
2008
102,383 acres · 63 mi away
Elk
2024
98,352 acres · 77 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Montana

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Montana Disaster & Emergency ServicesAlertsState emergency coordination and alerts.des.mt.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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