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Fires Near Bozeman, MTUnited States flag

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

3
Fires within 100 mi
75 mi
Nearest fire
1
Weather alerts
113
Air quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

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Live risk assessment for Bozeman, MT

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Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.

There are currently 60 active fires within 300 miles of Bozeman, MT, including 3 within 100 miles. None are inside Bozeman city limits. The most significant is the Ant Park fire, 75 miles away at 400 acres, 27% 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 unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 113).

  • A Red Flag Warning is active: critical fire weather (dry fuels plus wind) in your area.
  • Air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI 113); sensitive groups should take care.

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

Fires by distance

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495 acres
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47K acres
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107K acres
1 active weather alert
Red Flag Warninguntil Aug 12, 7:00 AM

Red Flag Warning issued August 11 at 11:02AM PDT until August 12 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle; East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; Eas…

Read full alert at weather.gov

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

This season vs the last decade

144% of an average year
Burned so far in 20261.4K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)962 acres

So far in 2026, 1.4K acres have burned within 25 miles of Bozeman, 144% of the 962 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Bozeman, MT

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Bozeman

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Derby Fire
2006
223,570 acres · 54 mi away
Maudlow/Toston
2000
81,687 acres · 30 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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