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Elder 1

Missoula, MT · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,235 acres in Missoula before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,235

Acres Burned

109

Days Burning

Jul 24, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 5 / 1,234 acresAug 22 / 1,235 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Aerial Fire Depot Other

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National Forest / MT

10.6 mi

E

Lolo National Forest

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National Forest / MT

16.4 mi

NW

Rattlesnake National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / MT

21.1 mi

E

Rattlesnake Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

21.6 mi

E

Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

28.6 mi

SE

Welcome Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

36.2 mi

SE

Mission Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

41.7 mi

NE

Clearwater National Forest

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National Forest / ID

48.1 mi

SW

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

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Wilderness / ID

61.9 mi

S

Bitterroot National Forest

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National Forest / MT

65.1 mi

S

St. Joe National Forest

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National Forest / ID

69.2 mi

W

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

70 mi

N

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Elder 1 Fire Daily Update - 08-06-2026

Incident team
Aug 6

Elder 1 Fire Lolo National Forest Phone: 406-468-1909 | Email: 2026.elder@firenet.gov www.facebook.com/lolonationalforest inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtlnf-elder-1-fire August 6, 2026 Incident Commander: Billy Trujillo, Greg Anderson (t) Location: 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown, MT in Rock Creek Start Date: July 24, 2026 Cause: Lightning Size: 1,235 acres Containment: 100% 129 Total...

InciWeb

Elder 1 mapped at 1,235 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 1,235 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 1,234 acres, 93% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 5

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 1,234 acres, 93% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 Fire Area Closure Update 08-04-2026

Closure
Aug 4

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service | Lolo National Forest Ninemile Ranger District Elder 1 Fire Area, Road and Trail Closure PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) and (b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, and trails in the Ninemile and Missoula Ranger Districts, Lolo National Forest, described below and sho...

InciWeb

Elder 1 mapped at 1,234 acres, 52% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 1,234 acres, 52% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 1,221 acres, 40% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 3

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 1,221 acres, 40% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 1,221 acres, 16% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 2

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 1,221 acres, 16% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 1,034 acres, 14% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 1,034 acres, 14% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 968 acres, 14% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 31

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 968 acres, 14% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 923 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 30

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 923 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 661 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 661 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 510 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 28

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 510 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 318 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 27

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 318 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 44 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 26

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 44 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Elder 1 mapped at 5 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 25

Interagency perimeter data shows the Elder 1 at 5 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 24Now

109 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: d1298bd1-66ec-461f-b00e-a06f1a8bd1c2

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