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Blue Ridge - Garfield

Garfield, MT · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 26 acres in Garfield before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

26

Acres Burned

68

Days Burning

Sep 3, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Sep 4 / 6 acresSep 22 / 26 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

6 public land units within 75 miles

Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / MT

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Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

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Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

23.1 mi

N

War Horse National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

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Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

67.4 mi

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Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

74.8 mi

N

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Blue Ridge - Garfield update: 26 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 4

Per interagency perimeter data, the Blue Ridge - Garfield grew 20 acres to 26.

IRWIN

Blue Ridge - Garfield mapped at 6 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the Blue Ridge - Garfield at 6 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 3Now

68 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 1e479f0c-bed6-4d3e-a0f5-ba9c9270ea90

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