Thorne Creek Fire
The Thorne Creek Fire was reported on July 7, 2021 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 39,649 acres. It was declared out on December 1, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 39,649 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 38,689 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 47.702, -115.306.
The incident
- Size
- 39,649 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2021 at 8:06 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 22, 2021 at 5:19 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 1, 2021 at 12:10 PM MDT
- Declared out
- December 1, 2021 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $28,228,000
- Part of
- West Lolo Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTLNF-000830
- IRWIN identifier
- C0CAF18E-1FFD-4A90-9CAD-5BE4EB42C3D1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thompson Falls, 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 15, 2021 at 9:51 AM MST. Identifier 2021-MTLNF-000830.