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Lazyman WildfireMontana | 2026

Lazyman Wildfire is a reported wildfire in Madison, Montana. The retained agency record reports 0.2 acres. The agency record was updated Sep 25, 2026, 7:54 PM ET. NASA FIRMS heat shown on the map is a separate satellite observation and is not automatically attributed to this incident.

WFIGS / NIFC

Official incident summary

Reported acreage, containment, discovery and location from the available agency record.

Retained incident
Reported area0.2acres / <0.1 hectares
Reported containmentNot reportedNot an all-clear or percent extinguished
Discovery dateSep 25, 2026Reported discovery, not verified ignition time
Reported locationMadison, MontanaAgency location record
Agency record updated
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Lazyman Wildfire map

The fire pin and blue ring mark this incident's reported point. They are not a fire boundary or evacuation zone.

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About Lazyman Wildfire

WFIGS/NIFC gives Sep 25, 2026, 2:41 PM ET as the reported discovery date and time. The cause remains listed as "Undetermined", so this record does not establish a specific cause.

Jurisdiction is listed as USFS.

Discovery
Sep 25, 2026
Reported cause
Undetermined
Agency
USFS

Source note: assembled automatically by WildfireSignal from WFIGS/NIFC agency records, not on-scene reporting. Details describe the available record, not verified conditions right now. How we use this data.

What changed in the saved reports?

Reported area changeNo reported changeBetween snapshots saved Sep 26, 3:39 PM ET and Sep 26, 4:25 PM ET
Containment changeNot comparableOne or both observations are missing this measurement.

These are changes between saved records, not a measured spread rate. Decreases can reflect mapping corrections; unchanged figures do not prove conditions are unchanged.

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Collection begins when WildfireSignal first observes a record. Up to 48 recent observations are shown, within the existing 35-day retention window.

Observed report snapshots for Lazyman Wildfire
Saved by WildfireSignalAgency record updatedReported acresContainmentFeed presence
0.2Not reportedNot in observed feed
0.2Not reportedIn observed feed
0.2Not reportedIn observed feed
0.2Not reportedIn observed feed
0.2Not reportedIn observed feed

Incident facts

Reported location
Madison, Montana
Discovery
Reported cause
Undetermined
Jurisdictional agency
USFS
Incident identifier
2026-MTBDF-266466
Reported coordinates
45.0026, -111.8808

Optional facts appear only when present in the feed. Agency abbreviations and fuel-model labels are shown as reported, without guessing missing details.

Questions about Lazyman Wildfire

Where is Lazyman Wildfire?

The official incident record places it in Madison, Montana. The map pin is a reported location, not the full fire boundary.

How large is Lazyman Wildfire?

The retained record reports 0.2 acres (approximately <0.1 hectares). This is reported incident size, not a measurement of current flames, and agencies can revise it.

How contained is Lazyman Wildfire?

Containment is not reported in the available record. Containment describes control work intended to stop spread. It is not the percentage extinguished or an all-clear for nearby communities.

When was Lazyman Wildfire discovered?

The reported discovery date is Sep 25, 2026, 2:41 PM ET. Discovery time may differ from ignition time; elapsed time does not establish continuous burning.

Where should I check evacuation orders and road closures?

Use local emergency management, the sheriff or other law enforcement, and official fire-agency updates. WildfireSignal does not verify evacuation zones, open roads, or safe travel routes. The official-information section provides starting points; it does not establish that orders are present or absent.

Why can the map and the incident report differ?

Agency records, mapped perimeters and NASA satellite detections are updated on different schedules. Satellite heat near a fire is not automatically attributed to that incident. Older or unavailable data does not establish that an area is safe.

Where these numbers come from

WildfireSignal formats public WFIGS/NIFC incident records and displays separate NASA FIRMS detections. Incident facts, satellite observations and mapped boundaries can have different timestamps. Charts use only saved observations, not forecasts or reconstructed history.

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