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Moose Fire Grows to 10 Acres in Montana

Thursday, August 13, 2026

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The Moose Fire, reported at 10 acres on July 26, continues to burn 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg in Montana. Fire behavior includes running, group tree torching, and spotting, per the latest update.

The fire is burning in heavy dead and downed fuels and thick timber, with active behavior noted. No evacuation orders or specific impacts to Okanogan–Omak residents are mentioned in the source material.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-moose-fire

Checked against the public record7 of 10 claims · 70%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Moose Fire was reported at 10 acres on July 26“The Moose Fire started on July 26, 2026 and was originally reported at 10 acres.”
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The Moose Fire continues to burn 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg in Montana“The Moose Fire started on July 26, 2026 and was originally reported at 10 acres. The fire is located 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg. The fire is burning in heavy dead and downed fuels and thick timber. Fire behavior has been active with running, group tree torching and spotting.”
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Fire behavior includes running“Fire behavior has been active with running, group tree torching and spotting.”
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Fire behavior includes group tree torching“Fire behavior has been active with running, group tree torching and spotting.”
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Fire behavior includes spotting“Fire behavior has been active with running, group tree torching and spotting.”
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The fire is burning in heavy dead and downed fuels“The fire is burning in heavy dead and downed fuels and thick timber.”
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The fire is burning in thick timber“The fire is burning in heavy dead and downed fuels and thick timber.”
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Active behavior is noted“null”
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No evacuation orders are mentioned in the source material“Moose Fire YELLOW Evacuation Order 08-09-2026 The Granite County Sheriff has issued a YELLOW EVACUATION WARNING for residents south of the MT Highway 38 junction with Moose Lake Road, including Moose Lake Road, Ross Creek Road, Copper Creek Campground, and Moose Lake. Residents should prepare for a possible evacuation and be ready to leave immediately if conditions worsen. Publication Type: Announcement - 08/09/2026 - 09:53”
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No specific impacts to Okanogan–Omak residents are mentioned in the source material“null”