Sucker Creek Fire
The Sucker Creek Fire was reported on August 10, 2015 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana and burned 3,060 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,060 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2015
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.013, -112.634.
The incident
- Size
- 3,060 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2015 at 8:01 PM MDT
- Declared out
- December 18, 2015 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- fire
- County
- Lewis and Clark County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Lincoln
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTHNF-000164
- IRWIN identifier
- 291F7E8F-A9D5-439D-8FB5-4D49B88414CC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lincoln, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lincoln, MT5 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley West Central, MT36 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena West Side, MT38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT39 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena, MT41 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 2, 2016 at 8:10 AM MDT. Identifier 2015-MTHNF-000164.