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Coal Seam

Big Horn, MT · Natural

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

30

Acres Burned

39

Days Burning

Aug 23, 2026

Discovered

8h ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 24 / 30 acresOct 1 / 30 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

3 public land units within 75 miles

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Check first

Monument / MT

26.4 mi

W

Custer National Forest

Check first

National Forest / MT

48 mi

SW

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaClosures in effect

Closed

Recreation Area / MT

73.9 mi

SW

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

No Water Available at Ok-A-Beh Marina - Flushing Restrooms Closed

Due to a water shortage, flushable toilets are currently unavailable at the Ok-A-Beh Marina. Vault toilets are available at the upper parking lot and a floating restroom is available on the courtesy dock.

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Coal Seam mapped at 30 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Interagency perimeter data shows the Coal Seam at 30 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 23Now

39 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: 95982abd-0bec-4a48-aca0-944831864f2b

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