Bowles Creek Fire
The Bowles Creek Fire was reported on July 20, 2023 in Granite County, Montana and burned 6,988 acres. It was declared out on November 15, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,988 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2023
- Personnel
- 4
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 46.190, -113.813.
The incident
- Size
- 6,988 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2023 at 8:28 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 27 miles southwest of Philipsburg, MT
- County
- Granite County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Philipsburg
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTBDF-236210
- IRWIN identifier
- 02D82AA8-2325-4919-BB13-0211630537C5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Corvallis, 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 3, 2024 at 2:21 PM MST. Identifier 2023-MTBDF-236210.