Eagle Creek Fire
The Eagle Creek Fire burned 4,150 acres in Montana, in 2012. It was discovered on September 22, 2012, and contained on September 28, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 4,150 acres
- Discovered
- September 22, 2012
- Contained
- September 28, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,517 acres. Point of origin as reported, 45.441, -106.557.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,150 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,517 acres
- Discovered
- September 22, 2012, 3:22 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 28, 2012, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Northern Cheyenne Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MT4544010660720120922
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-645244
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 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Creek Fire | 249,562 | Jun 25, 2012 | Natural |
| Chalky Fire | 152,261 | Aug 2, 2012 | Natural |
| Sarpy Hills Complex | 82,127 | Aug 1, 2012 | Natural |
| Taylor Creek Fire | 62,111 | Jul 3, 2012 | Natural |
| Delphia Fire | 40,085 | Aug 24, 2012 | Natural |
| Welder Fire | 33,318 | Sep 14, 2012 | Human |
| Dahl Fire | 22,045 | Jun 26, 2012 | Natural |
| Dutch Fire | 19,247 | Sep 10, 2012 | Natural |
| Elbow Pass Complex | 17,319 | Jul 12, 2012 | Natural |
| Bear Trap 2 Fire | 15,341 | Jun 25, 2012 | Human |
| Wolf Creek Fire | 12,160 | Jul 24, 2012 | Natural |
| Wye Fire | 12,000 | Jan 4, 2012 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.