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Skillet

Lincoln, MT · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 3,414 acres in Lincoln before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

3,414

Acres Burned

104

Days Burning

Jul 29, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 7 / 2,989 acresSep 27 / 3,414 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

8 public land units within 75 miles

Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MT

21.7 mi

S

Kootenai National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

26.9 mi

W

Cabinet Mountains Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

42.8 mi

SW

Glacier National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / MT

50.5 mi

E

Flathead National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

60.1 mi

SE

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MT

61.7 mi

SE

Great Bear Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

68.4 mi

E

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / ID

71.9 mi

W

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Glacier National Park

Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure

Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for the season at Avalanche Creek on the west side of the park. On the east side, the closure is located at Jackson Glacier Overlook. Travel on open sections of the road may change at any time due to winter w...

Official notice

Situation Updates

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

Skillet update: 3,414 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Skillet containment moved from 81% to 100%.

IRWIN

Skillet update: 3,414 acres, 81% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Skillet containment moved from 82% to 81%.

IRWIN

Skillet update: 3,414 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the Skillet grew 1 acres to 3,414.

IRWIN

Skillet update: 3,413 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the Skillet grew 4 acres to 3,413.

IRWIN

Skillet Fire Area and Road Closure 08-28-2026

Closure
Aug 28

Order Number: 01-10-D08-003-S-26 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Flathead National Forest, Tally Lake Ranger District And Kootenai National Forest, Rexford/Fortine Ranger District Area and Road Closure PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) & (b) the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) lands, roads, trails in the Tally Lake ...

InciWeb

Skillet update: 3,409 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Skillet grew 25 acres to 3,409.

IRWIN

Skillet Fire Daily Update 08-27-2026

Incident team
Aug 27

Thursday, August 27, 2026 Contact Tally Lake Ranger District: 406-758-5200 https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtfnf-skillet-fire https://www.facebook.com/discovertheflathead Fire Statistics: Start Date: July 29th, 2026 Cause: Lightning L ocation: Tally Ranger District, ~15 miles west of Olney, MT Size: 3,409 acres Containment: 82% Total Personnel: 186 Key Message Today will be the l...

InciWeb

Skillet Fire Daily Update 08-26-2026

Incident team
Aug 26

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Contact Fire Information: 406-420-1772 and 2026.skillet@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtfnf-skillet-fire https://www.facebook.com/discovertheflathead Fire Statistics: Start Date: July 29th, 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: Tally Ranger District, ~15 miles west of Olney, MT Size: 3,384 acres Containment: 82% Total Personnel: 192 Current Situ...

InciWeb

Skillet Fire Daily Update - 08-25-2026

Incident team
Aug 25

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Contact Fire Information: 406-420-1772 and 2026.skillet@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtfnf-skillet-fire https://www.facebook.com/discovertheflathead Fire Statistics: Start Date: July 29th, 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: Tally Ranger District, ~15 miles west of Olney, MT Size: 3,384 acres Containment: 82% Total Personnel: 168 Current Situat...

InciWeb

Skillet update: 3,384 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Skillet grew 9 acres to 3,384.

IRWIN

Skillet Fire Daily Update 08-24-2026

Incident team
Aug 24

Monday, August 24, 2026 Contact Fire Information: 406-420-1772 and 2026.skillet@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtfnf-skillet-fire https://www.facebook.com/discovertheflathead Fire Statistics Start Date: July 29th, 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: Tally Ranger District, ~15 miles west of Olney, MT Size: 3,384 acres Containment: 82% Total Personnel: 169 Current Situatio...

InciWeb

Skillet update: 3,375 acres, 82% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the Skillet grew 6 acres to 3,375.

IRWIN

Skillet Fire Daily Update 08-23-2026

Incident team
Aug 23

Sunday, August 23, 2026 Contact Fire Information: 406-420-1772 and 2026.skillet@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtfnf-skillet-fire https://www.facebook.com/discovertheflathead Fire Statistics: Start Date: July 29th, 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: Tally Ranger District, ~15 miles west of Olney, MT Size: 3,375 acres Containment: 82% Total Personnel: 192 Current Situati...

InciWeb

Skillet Fire Daily Update 08-22-2026

Incident team
Aug 22

Saturday, August 22, 2026 Contact Fire Information: 406-420-1772 and 2026.skillet@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtfnf-skillet-fire https://www.facebook.com/discovertheflathead Fire Statistics: Start Date: July 29th, 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: Tally Ranger District, ~15 miles west of Olney, MT Size: 3,375 acres Containment: 82% Total Personnel: 192 Current Situa...

InciWeb

Skillet Fire Daily Update 08-21-2026

Incident team
Aug 21

Friday, August 21, 2026 Contact Fire Information: 406-420-1772 and 2026.skillet@firenet.gov https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtfnf-skillet-fire https://www.facebook.com/discovertheflathead Fire Statistics: Start Date: July 29th, 2026 Cause: Lightning Location: Tally Ranger District, ~15 miles west of Olney, MT Size: 3,369 acres Containment: 82% Total Personnel: 199 Current Situati...

InciWeb

Timeline

Jul 29Now

104 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: a6e06e12-a58b-4ff0-8920-94504d253cf7

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