Fly Creek Fire
The Fly Creek Fire was reported on July 27, 2017 in Big Horn County, Montana and burned 1,830 acres. It was declared out on July 28, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,830 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2017
- Personnel
- 19
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.765, -107.956.
The incident
- Size
- 1,830 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2017 at 7:26 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2017 at 2:10 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 28, 2017 at 2:10 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 17 Miles of West of Hardin
- County
- Big Horn County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Hardin, MT
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 19
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTLG22-700533
- IRWIN identifier
- 3B8741FA-702B-4123-8A65-DF173D101EB0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Worden, MT covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 28, 2017 at 5:32 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTLG22-700533.