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Whitetail

Jefferson, MT ยท Undetermined

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

0%Critical

1

Acres Burned

0

Days Burning

Sep 25, 2026

Discovered

4h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

7 public land units within 75 miles

Deerlodge National Forest

Check first

National Forest / MT

24.1 mi

W

Helena National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

45.3 mi

N

Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / MT

52.9 mi

SE

Anaconda Pintler Wilderness

Avoid

Wilderness / MT

54.9 mi

W

Beaverhead National Forest

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National Forest / MT

59 mi

S

Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

60 mi

NE

Middle Fork Canyon National Natural Landmark

Go

Monument / MT

65.7 mi

E

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Whitetail mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 26

Interagency perimeter data shows the Whitetail at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 25Now

0 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: 2b918d6a-d995-4103-90c2-72f25dc54b66

Important

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