WILDFIRE1,688 ACRES

Bras Fire, Montana

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The Bras Fire burned in Sanders County, Montana, about 2 miles (3 km) east of HOT SPRINGS, MT. NASA began tracking it on October 17, 2026. Its latest size is 1,688 acres (683 hectares, 7 km²), about 12 percent the size of Manhattan, or about 1,279 American football fields. NASA stopped tracking it after October 17.

Size1,688 acres
Hectares683 ha
Area6.8 km² · 2.6 mi²
Contained100%
Personnel3
CauseHuman
DiscoveredOct 17, 2026
Tracked sinceOct 17, 2026
Tracked for1 day
Location47.60°N 114.57°W
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Containment and crews

According to the national interagency fire record, it is 100 percent contained, fully under control, with 3 firefighters and support staff assigned.

Its cause is listed as human.

Fire behavior reported: minimal.

The orange outline on the map is the fire’s mapped perimeter.

Seen from space

Satellite picture, Satellite view · October 17, 2026
Satellite view · October 17, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. Red dots are fires detected by their heat; smoke shows as gray-brown haze. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

Fire size and location from NASA EONET and the National Interagency Fire Center’s incident records (IRWIN, WFIGS). For evacuations and closures, follow local officials and InciWeb.

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