Bear Creek Fire
The Bear Creek Fire was reported on August 11, 2020 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 12,150 acres. It was declared out on November 9, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,150 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped August 29, 2020 at 9:19 PM MDT, 11,900 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 44.858, -113.437.
The incident
- Size
- 12,150 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2020 at 10:36 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 9, 2020 at 11:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- November 9, 2020 at 11:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 29 NM East of Salmon Idaho, South of Lemhi Pass
- County
- Beaverhead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Dillon
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTBDF-006610
- IRWIN identifier
- FEF1C45E-C557-4934-87CC-06B12392FFFA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, ID 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 December 3, 2020 at 9:24 AM MST. Identifier 2020-MTBDF-006610.