The Moose fire began July 26 in Granite, Montana, and has burned 725 acres with no containment as of the last update. Homes in the affected area face direct fire damage risk while the cause remains under investigation.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 5,965 acres
- Containment
- 10%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- 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 (Granite, 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
Granite, Montana · ≈ 9.3 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-22 23:05 UTC · ≈ 9.2 sq mi · snapshot 18 of 18
View the timeline — how the reported area changed
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 5,965 acres ±0 10% contained
- 5,965 acres ±0 6% contained
- 5,965 acres ±0 6% contained
- 5,965 acres ±0 6% contained
- 5,965 acres ±0 6% contained
- 5,965 acres +73 6% contained
- 5,892 acres ±0 6% contained
- 5,892 acres +214 0% contained
Show 17 earlier observations
- 5,678 acres ±0 0% contained
- 5,678 acres ±0 0% contained
- 5,678 acres ±0 0% contained
- 5,678 acres +154 0% contained
- 5,524 acres +387 0% contained
- 5,137 acres +593 0% contained
- 4,545 acres ±0 0% contained
- 4,545 acres +231 0% contained
- 4,314 acres +770 0% contained
- 3,544 acres +1,016 0% contained
- 2,528 acres +936 0% contained
- 1,592 acres +717 0% contained
- 875 acres ±0 0% contained
- 875 acres +150 0% contained
- 725 acres ±0 0% contained
- 725 acres +76 0% contained
- 649 acres 0% contained
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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.
- Incident update InciWeb
Moose Mountain
Moose Mountain is a wildfire started by lightning and burning approximately 4 miles north of Kelly Forks Campground and Guard Station. The Moose Mountain Fire has burned down to the North Fork of the Clearwater River prompting a closure of that section of Forest Road #250 in Black Canyon. On August 22nd, warmer, drier weather increased fire activity and contributed to spotting along the eastern perimeter. The fire crossed a predetermined Management Action Point, triggering a fire area closure and a change in evacuation status from READY to SET.
- Incident update InciWeb
Moose
The Moose Fire started on July 26, 2026 and was originally reported at 10 acres. The fire is located 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg. The fire is burning in heavy dead and downed fuels and thick timber. Fire behavior has been active with running, group tree torching and spotting.
- Incident update InciWeb
Moose Fire
The lightning-caused Moose Fire was detected July 26 approximately 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg, Montana. The fire is burning in timber and areas of heavy dead and downed fuels with changing weather conditions influencing fire behavior throughout the incident. Previously burned areas have also influenced the fire’s growth and behavior across the landscape. Firefighters remain actively engaged across the incident, working to reduce risk and protect the public and nearby communities.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.