A wildfire named Black Bear burning in Ravalli, Montana has damaged structures through direct fire exposure. With containment at 20 percent, homes in the affected area remain at risk.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 2,126 acres
- Containment
- 22%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Ravalli, Montana), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Ravalli, Montana · ≈ 3.3 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-13 22:56 UTC · ≈ 3.3 sq mi · snapshot 4 of 4
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 2,126 acres ±0 22% contained
- 2,126 acres ±0 21% contained
- 2,126 acres ±0 21% contained
- 2,126 acres ±0 20% contained
- 2,126 acres −19 20% contained
- 2,145 acres ±0 20% contained
- 2,145 acres ±0 20% contained
- 2,145 acres +39 20% contained
Show 3 earlier observations
- 2,106 acres +136 20% contained
- 1,970 acres +163 10% contained
- 1,807 acres 0% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
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Black Bear Fire
The Black Bear Fire started on 08.01.2026 due to lightning. The fire is located 15 miles east of Hamilton, MT. The fire is burning on northern aspects where there is heavy timber and southern aspects dominated by grasses and light timber. Fire behavior is exhibiting flanking, backing, and isolate torching. The fire is surrounded on three sides by burn scars from fires that occurred between 2022 and 2024 which provide natural containment features to slow the fire.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.