Wildfire forces evacuations near Red Lodge

East Side Fire burns 1,600 acres, 185 evacuated south of Red Lodge

A photo of smoke rising from the East Side Fire in Carbon County, Montana on April 21, 2026 (Photo courtesy of Custer-Gallatin National Forest).Firefighters have evacuated more than 185 homes near Red Lodge after a fire rapidly spread to more than 1,000 acres on Monday and continued on Tuesday during unseasonably warm weather. At a briefing shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday, incident command said that the fire was zero percent contained, and firefig…

East Side Fire burns 3,000 acres south of Red Lodge as 'go now' evacuations ordered

Since ignition, the East Side Fire has consumed 3,000 acres of the Custer Gallatin National Forest in the southwestern region of Carbon County.

Red Lodge fire leads to evacuations near East Side Road

UPDATE (6:03 p.m.)

Wildfire shuts down section of Hwy 212, evacuations underway south of Red Lodge

Red Lodge Fire Rescue crews are responding to a rapidly moving wildfire south of Red Lodge Monday afternoon.It's located along East Side Road on the east side o

Forest fire reported south of Red Lodge

Red Lodge Fire Rescue and other county resources are responding to a fire along the East Side Road south of Red Lodge on the east side of Hwy 212.

Red Lodge Residents Evacuated as 'Rapidly Moving' Fire Burns Near Beartooth Highway

Firefighters in southern Montana are responding to a growing fire near the Beartooth Highway that had burned about 100 acres on Monday afternoon. The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order that extends to the southern edge of Red Lodge.