ElCapitanCreek Fire
The ElCapitanCreek Fire burned 466 acres in Ravalli County, Montana, in 2005. It was discovered on August 2, 2005, and contained on October 31, 2005. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 466 acres
- Discovered
- August 2, 2005
- Contained
- October 31, 2005
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,406 acres. Point of origin as reported, 46.004, -114.444.
The record
- Reported final size
- 466 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,406 acres
- Discovered
- August 2, 2005, 5:05 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 31, 2005, 9:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Ravalli County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Bitterroot National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1428900
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Montana in 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Rock Fire | 13,327 | Aug 9, 2005 | Natural |
| I-90 Complex (Tarkio) Fire | 9,082 | Aug 4, 2005 | Human |
| Seepay 2 Fire | 8,500 | Aug 28, 2005 | Human |
| Rockin Fire | 6,869 | Aug 3, 2005 | Natural |
| Sheep Fire | 6,778 | Sep 9, 2005 | Natural |
| Heartland Fire | 6,689 | Sep 9, 2005 | Natural |
| Big Horn Fire | 5,800 | Jul 16, 2005 | Natural |
| Hazard Lake Wfu Fire | 5,731 | Aug 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Kelly Point Fire | 3,875 | Aug 6, 2005 | Human |
| Cottonwood Creek Fire | 3,485 | Aug 26, 2005 | Natural |
| Prospect Fire | 3,200 | Aug 6, 2005 | Natural |
| Erickson Spring Fire | 2,700 | Aug 22, 2005 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.