Started on Aug 31, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Quick facts
- Location
- Prairie County
- Cause
- Human
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Human activity has sparked the active Ten Mile Fire in Prairie, Montana, currently consuming 350 acres of federal land under the jurisdiction of the BLM. Situated within a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October, this incident develops during a broader national fire year that has seen 3,150,304 hectares burn so far in 2026, tracking 43% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Montana for 1 day. In total it burned about 350 acres — around 1.4 km².
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 3,216,925 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 41% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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