Hay Creek Fire
The Hay Creek Fire was reported on July 21, 2021 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 2,894 acres. It was declared out on November 8, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,894 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2021
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped August 7, 2021 at 8:20 AM MDT, 2,894 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 48.778, -114.431.
The incident
- Size
- 2,894 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2021 at 5:58 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 14, 2021 at 11:45 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 12, 2021 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 8, 2021 at 10:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- approximately 4 miles west of Polebridge, Montana.
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Polebridge, MT
- 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
- $9,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTFNF-000668
- IRWIN identifier
- 0EA409FB-CF73-497A-A486-EBBCDB715E0A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Trego, 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 November 18, 2021 at 8:22 AM MST. Identifier 2021-MTFNF-000668.