Small wildfires reported near Beaverhead-Deerlodge

Heard on: Missoula County Public Safety & Wildland Fire (Includes Seeley Lake RFD)

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Got two new smoke reports for you.

00:07

They're going to be just outside of our TFR.

00:09

They're going to be on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge.

00:11

Going to go for you and have you pass them on.

00:22

Okay, flat long will be ballpark for both of them.

00:25

They're adjacent to each other.

00:27

Four 614 decimal seven two.

00:31

One 1344 decimal one zero.

00:35

Break.

00:42

The larger one, quarter to a half acre.

00:45

The smaller one is probably within 400 yd or so, and it's maybe a 10th of an acre, quarter of a mile.

00:52

Limited road access, potential heli spot.

01:00

And it looks like multiple potential jump spots.

01:03

I'd recommend see if the forest one.

01:13

Hi, copy. Just confirming lat long 4614 decimal seven two by 11344 decimal one.

01:24

Lat long correct, and then both of them low to moderate potential, low rate of spread.

01:29

No visible smoke, no visible flame right now.

9/1/2026 12:18 PM

Wildfire

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 420 Barrett St, Dillon, MT 59725

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers report two new smoke and fire reports just outside a travel restriction area in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge region. The fires appear to be adjacent, with the larger estimated at a quarter to a half acre and the smaller at about a tenth of an acre. Access is limited, with possible helicopter landing and jump locations, and there is currently no visible smoke or flames.