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Childs

Sanders, MT · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1 acres in Sanders before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1

Acres Burned

91

Days Burning

Aug 11, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 11 / 1 acresOct 17 / 1 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

7 public land units within 75 miles

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St. Joe National Forest

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Kootenai National Forest

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National Forest / MT

55.4 mi

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Lolo National Forest

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Kaniksu National Forest

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72.7 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Childs mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 11

Interagency perimeter data shows the Childs at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 11Now

91 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: 06fd0af9-fb69-4366-b43d-1e0162ee4999

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