Goat Creek Fire
The Goat Creek Fire was reported on July 19, 2017 in Granite County, Montana and burned 8,300 acres. It was declared out on November 17, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,300 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.654, -113.630.
The incident
- Size
- 8,300 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2017 at 4:37 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 4, 2017 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 1, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 17, 2017 at 11:54 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 miles south east of Clinton, MT. Approx. MM 6 on Rock Creek Rd.
- County
- Granite County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Clinton, MT
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Part of
- Sapphire Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTLNF-001381
- IRWIN identifier
- 0AF94AB3-DF1A-4DDF-AA69-D355CCD221D4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clinton, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Clinton, MT9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bonner-West Riverside, MT20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- East Missoula, MT21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lolo, MT23 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Missoula, MT23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT24 miles southwest 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 February 7, 2020 at 3:08 PM MST. Identifier 2017-MTLNF-001381.