Snow
Custer, MT ยท Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 14,056 acres in Custer before dropping off the national incident feed.
14,056
Acres Burned
69
Days Burning
Sep 3, 2026
Discovered
1mo ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 100%Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Snow update: 14,056 acres, 100% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Snow containment moved from 97% to 100%.
IRWINSnow update: 14,056 acres, 97% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Snow was remapped 29 acres lower to 14,056 and containment moved from 71% to 97%.
IRWINSnow update: 14,085 acres, 71% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Snow grew 403 acres to 14,085 and containment moved from 38% to 71%.
IRWINSnow update: 13,682 acres, 38% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Snow grew 1,388 acres to 13,682 and containment moved from 0% to 38%.
IRWINSnow update: 12,294 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Snow grew 8,794 acres to 12,294.
IRWINSnow update: 3,500 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Snow grew 2,400 acres to 3,500.
IRWINSnow update: 1,100 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Snow grew 750 acres to 1,100.
IRWINSnow Creek 2 update: 350 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Snow Creek 2 grew 150 acres to 350.
IRWINSnow Creek 2 mapped at 200 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Snow Creek 2 at 200 acres.
IRWINTimeline
69 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: 5596f66d-4a3b-410f-beb5-734f49ea1df6
Important
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