Alder Creek Fire
The Alder Creek Fire was reported on July 8, 2021 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 36,968 acres. It was declared out on January 11, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 36,968 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped September 29, 2021 at 9:35 PM MDT, 36,930 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.790, -113.101.
The incident
- Size
- 36,968 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021 at 11:53 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 4, 2021 at 10:45 AM MDT
- Declared out
- January 11, 2022 at 10:50 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 7 miles west of Wise River, MT
- County
- Beaverhead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Wise River
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $40,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTBDF-006269
- IRWIN identifier
- F6044A7F-3946-477C-AA25-9EA3188EE3BE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Anaconda, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 January 11, 2022 at 10:52 AM MST. Identifier 2021-MTBDF-006269.