East Fork Fire
The East Fork Fire was reported on July 30, 2023 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 5,259 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,259 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped December 20, 2023 at 8:46 AM MST, 5,259 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.530, -114.855.
The incident
- Size
- 5,259 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023 at 10:59 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 2, 2023 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 23, 2023 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- December 18, 2023 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- The East Fork fire is located approximately 12 miles south of Trego, MT.
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $28,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTKNF-000262
- IRWIN identifier
- F4C0ADFF-3666-47E3-93D9-D8B3273575D2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2023 (102 acres) to December 20, 2023 (5,259 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,000 acres, mapped August 19, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2023 | 102 | |
| August 3, 2023 | 453 | +351 |
| August 4, 2023 | 771 | +318 |
| August 6, 2023 | 1,247 | +476 |
| August 8, 2023 | 1,376 | +129 |
| August 12, 2023 | 1,401 | +25 |
| August 13, 2023 | 1,411 | +10 |
| August 14, 2023 | 1,420 | +9 |
| August 15, 2023 | 1,433 | +13 |
| August 16, 2023 | 1,520 | +87 |
| August 17, 2023 | 2,614 | +1,094 |
| August 19, 2023 | 4,614 | +2,000 |
| August 22, 2023 | 4,614 | 0 |
| August 24, 2023 | 4,993 | +379 |
| August 25, 2023 | 5,107 | +114 |
| August 26, 2023 | 5,099 | -8 |
| August 27, 2023 | 5,099 | 0 |
| August 28, 2023 | 5,112 | +13 |
| August 29, 2023 | 5,161 | +49 |
| August 30, 2023 | 5,161 | 0 |
| August 31, 2023 | 5,156 | -5 |
| September 1, 2023 | 5,154 | -2 |
| September 2, 2023 | 5,153 | -1 |
| September 3, 2023 | 5,144 | -9 |
| September 4, 2023 | 5,143 | -1 |
| September 5, 2023 | 5,143 | 0 |
| December 20, 2023 | 5,259 | +116 |
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 May 29, 2024 at 4:17 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTKNF-000262.