Ant Park Fire (MT)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from White Sulphur Springs, MT
- Personnel
- 61
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Active, Spotting, Long-range Spotting
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Spreading across 700 acres of timber with litter and understory in Meagher County, Montana, the active Ant Park Fire has been burning for three days at an approximate average daily growth of 233 acres per day. Located 15 miles northeast of White Sulphur Springs, the wildfire is currently exhibiting active behavior with spotting and long-range spotting while remaining zero percent contained.
Satellites are picking up seven heat detections over the last 48 hours near the incident, illustrating the current spread of the fire front. A Type 4 Incident managed by a Type 4 Incident Commander has been established under the United States Forest Service, deploying 61 personnel to combat the federal land blaze, which has accumulated $1,100,000 in costs.
This incident occurs within a regional fire season that typically spans from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 2,528,284 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 54% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Montana for 3 days. So far it has affected roughly 700 acres — about 2.8 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,528,284 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 54% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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