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Ten Mile Fire (Montana)

Active · 350 acres · started 2026-08-31 · updated 2026-09-01

Ten Mile Fire (Montana) — Sentinel-2 true color Ten Mile Fire (Montana) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 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
Prairie County
Cause
Human
Jurisdiction
BLM · Federal 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 has been burning in Montana for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 acres — about 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 3,150,304 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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