[1] By September 20, after rain and snow had significantly slowed most fire growth, the overall burned acreage in Montana was estimated at 1,295,959 acres (524,456 ha).

The first was the Lodgepole Complex Fire in eastern Montana, which started on July 19 and burned over 270,000 acres (110,000 ha) before it was declared 93% contained two weeks later.

[1] On July 29, Montana had 11.87 percent of its total land listed as in exceptional drought, the largest percentage in the nation.

[8] In mid September, the eastern portion of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park was closed by ice and snow in the Rockies, while simultaneously the western portion was closed due to wildfires.

[12] A number of areas were subjected to evacuation orders, including most of the town of Seeley Lake.