Garden Creek Fire
The Garden Creek Fire was reported on July 29, 2018 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 2,052 acres. It was declared out on October 4, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,052 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2018
- Personnel
- 92
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.670, -114.760.
The incident
- Size
- 2,052 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2018 at 12:14 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 22, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 4, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 MILES NORTH OF HOT SPRINGS, MT.
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- HOT SPRINGS
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 92
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTFHA-000161
- IRWIN identifier
- 916F4AF1-C77E-4A28-9C31-14CE90107BB9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, 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 October 16, 2018 at 11:17 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-MTFHA-000161.