Dry Creek Fire
The Dry Creek Fire was reported on September 17, 2023 in Big Horn County, Montana and burned 977 acres. It was declared out on October 2, 2023.
- Size
- 977 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 17, 2023
- Personnel
- 40
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 45.875, -107.517.
The incident
- Size
- 977 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 17, 2023 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 2, 2023 at 9:19 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 11 Miles North of Hardin, MT
- County
- Big Horn County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Hardin MT
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 40
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTLG22-230652
- IRWIN identifier
- 9CA02A23-5906-4FB3-B95E-77BEFD95E56C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hardin, 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 October 3, 2023 at 11:36 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTLG22-230652.