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Sawmill Fire

Fergus County, MT · Natural

The Sawmill Fire in Fergus County, Montana burned 249 acres and is no longer active. It was found Aug 23, 2026.

This fire is no longer active. It burned 249 acres in Fergus before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

249

Acres Burned

83

Days Burning

Aug 23, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 24 / 1 acresAug 27 / 249 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

3 public land units within 75 miles

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument

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Monument / MT

23.4 mi

NE

War Horse National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

61.5 mi

SE

Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

72 mi

SE

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Sawmill update: 249 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Sawmill was remapped 1 acres lower to 249.

IRWIN

Sawmill update: 250 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Sawmill was remapped 250 acres lower to 250.

IRWIN

Sawmill update: 500 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Sawmill grew 499 acres to 500.

IRWIN

Sawmill mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Interagency perimeter data shows the Sawmill at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 23Now

83 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: a28d94d7-34c2-4d25-ae16-036b15da80cd

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