Horse Creek Fire
The Horse Creek Fire was reported on August 8, 2021 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 1,384 acres. It was declared out on September 1, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,384 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2021
- Personnel
- 26
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 45.260, -106.186.
The incident
- Size
- 1,384 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2021 at 10:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 12, 2021 at 9:15 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 13, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 1, 2021 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 40 Miles Southwest of Broadus, MT
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $125,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTMCD-000433
- IRWIN identifier
- 1CEA5A61-E3F4-41F7-9487-EAA93FFD5450
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ashland, 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 30, 2021 at 4:14 PM MST. Identifier 2021-MTMCD-000433.