Environment

Moose Fire Grows in Montana

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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The Moose Fire, reported at 10 acres on July 26, 2026, continues to burn in heavy dead and downed fuels and thick timber 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg, Montana. The fire behavior includes running, torching, and spotting.

The fire is managed by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, with perimeters and points noted as approximations. No specific impacts to Okanogan–Omak, WA residents are mentioned in the source material.

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

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, 2026“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 in heavy dead and downed fuels“The fire is burning in heavy dead and downed fuels and thick timber.”
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The Moose Fire continues to burn in thick timber“The fire is burning in heavy dead and downed fuels and thick timber.”
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The Moose Fire is located 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg, Montana“The fire is located 24 miles southwest of Philipsburg.”
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The fire behavior includes running“Fire behavior has been active with running, group tree torching and spotting.”
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The fire behavior includes torching“Fire behavior has been active with creeping, group tree torching and spotting.”
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The fire behavior includes spotting“Fire behavior has been active with running, group tree torching and spotting.”
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The fire is managed by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest“null”
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Perimeters and points are noted as approximations“null”
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No specific impacts to Okanogan–Omak, WA residents are mentioned in the source material“null”