Crucifixion Creek Fire
The Crucifixion Creek Fire was reported on August 11, 2017 in Pondera County, Montana and burned 11,003 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 11,003 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2017
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.170, -113.095.
The incident
- Size
- 11,003 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2017 at 12:37 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 West of Heart Butte, MT
- County
- Pondera County
- State
- Montana
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $607,612
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTHLF-005086
- IRWIN identifier
- 8655CA39-3A98-4EE2-8686-6DFE78B6D9A8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Heart Butte, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Heart Butte, MT14 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- South Browning, MT26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Browning, MT27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- North Browning, MT28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Bigfork, MT46 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cut Bank, MT48 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 October 26, 2018 at 1:46 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTHLF-005086.