Flying Creek Fire
The Flying Creek Fire burned 1,308 acres in McCone County, Montana, in 2006. It was discovered on August 30, 2006, and contained on August 31, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,308 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 2006
- Contained
- August 31, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.756, -105.985.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,308 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 2006, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 31, 2006, 6:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- McCone County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Miles City Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-529986
Other large fires in Montana in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Fire | 207,115 | Aug 22, 2006 | Natural |
| Canyon Creek Fire | 128,532 | ||
| Pine Ridge Complex | 121,687 | Jul 12, 2006 | Natural |
| Black Pulaski Fire | 117,292 | Jul 17, 2006 | Natural |
| Chippy Creek Fire | 98,980 | ||
| Bundy Railroad Fire | 91,897 | Jul 12, 2006 | Natural |
| Lost Creek (Black Pulaski Complex) Fire | 38,561 | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| Wyman #2 Fire | 35,482 | ||
| Red Eagle Fire | 34,203 | Jul 28, 2006 | Natural |
| Thompson Creek Fire | 33,653 | ||
| 8 Mile Saddle Fire | 25,926 | ||
| Jungle Fire | 25,828 | Aug 31, 2006 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
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.