UPDATE: 4:44 p.m. - August 20, 2025
A string of four wildfires is burning on Wednesday afternoon west of Missoula.
The largest is the Corral Creek Fire, which was spotted shortly after 4 p.m. and has grown to 35 acres.
The DNRC Interactive Fire Map shows the Dog Fire is at nearly 6 acres.
The Wild Horse Fire has burned .5 acres, and the Albert Fire, which has burned .25 acres.
MTN News
(first report: 2:31 p.m. - August 20, 2025)
A wildfire west of Missoula is kicking up smoke on Wednesday afternoon.
The Dog Fire is burning in the area of mile marker 15 along Southside Road, according to the DNRC Interactive Fire Map.
courtesy photo
The wildfire was burning approximately 6 acres as of 3:15 p.m.
Smoke can be seen from the Missoula and Frenchtown areas.
