Deep Creek Canyon Fire
The Deep Creek Canyon Fire was reported on June 13, 2021 in Broadwater County, Montana and burned 4,648 acres. It was declared out on November 22, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,648 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2021
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped June 18, 2021 at 10:01 PM MDT, 4,643 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.341, -111.159.
The incident
- Size
- 4,648 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2021 at 3:58 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 6, 2021 at 7:22 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 22, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 22, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Utilities
- Location
- 18 miles east of Townsend, MT
- County
- Broadwater County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Townsend
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTHLF-000154
- IRWIN identifier
- 0109FB7F-8227-489F-80E8-87DFCFC9C69D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Townsend, 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 December 10, 2021 at 2:24 PM MST. Identifier 2021-MTHLF-000154.