Pryor Creek Rd Fire
The Pryor Creek Rd Fire was reported on August 29, 2023 in Yellowstone County, Montana and burned 3,231 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,231 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped September 19, 2023 at 1:14 PM MDT, 3,241 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.501, -108.386.
The incident
- Size
- 3,231 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023 at 12:57 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2023 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 14, 2023 at 2:17 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2023 at 3:23 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles north west of Pryor MT.
- County
- Yellowstone County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Pryor
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTCRA-230585
- IRWIN identifier
- DABC5280-4F85-440C-8CF4-1D9B4AC645EA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 30, 2023 (100 acres) to September 19, 2023 (3,241 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,141 acres, mapped September 19, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2023 | 100 | |
| September 19, 2023 | 3,241 | +3,141 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pryor, 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 September 18, 2023 at 3:24 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTCRA-230585.