Live incident briefing · Wildfire

Silvertip Fire

Official perimeter, acreage, containment, nearby places, weather, measured air quality, satellite smoke, modeled smoke, and source history.

Official source updated
Aug 28, 2026, 10:03 PM
Briefing status
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30 Miles NE from Condon, MT

NIFC WFIGS · source Aug 28, 2026, 10:03 PM

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Mapped area
7,144 acres
NIFC WFIGS · source Aug 28, 2026, 10:03 PM
Containment
15%
NIFC WFIGS · source Aug 28, 2026, 10:03 PM
Discovered
Jul 24, 2026, 9:19 PM
NIFC WFIGS · source Aug 28, 2026, 10:03 PM
Incident
Silvertip
NIFC WFIGS · source Aug 28, 2026, 10:03 PM
State
MT
NIFC WFIGS · source Aug 28, 2026, 10:03 PM

Geographic context

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30 Miles NE from Condon, MT

Source center: 47.836, -113.273. A point or perimeter is context, not a safety boundary.

  • Condon, MT — 30 miles from the stored source geometry

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  1. Incident first observed.

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