Horse Gulch Fire
The Horse Gulch Fire was reported on July 9, 2024 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana and burned 15,167 acres. It was declared out on October 24, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 15,167 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped November 19, 2024 at 12:03 PM MST, 15,167 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.689, -111.696.
The incident
- Size
- 15,167 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2024 at 1:32 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 24, 2024 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1/2 mile north of Canyon Ferry Dam near Helena, Montana
- County
- Lewis and Clark County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Helena
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTHLF-000367
- IRWIN identifier
- 889237AA-38DC-45D4-A8D0-B70D8990F5B7
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 10, 2024 (455 acres) to July 20, 2024 (15,025 acres). The largest one-day growth was 7,139 acres, mapped July 11, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2024 | 455 | |
| July 11, 2024 | 7,594 | +7,139 |
| July 12, 2024 | 11,511 | +3,917 |
| July 13, 2024 | 12,082 | +571 |
| July 14, 2024 | 12,797 | +715 |
| July 15, 2024 | 12,917 | +120 |
| July 16, 2024 | 13,442 | +525 |
| July 17, 2024 | 14,335 | +893 |
| July 18, 2024 | 14,814 | +479 |
| July 19, 2024 | 15,025 | +211 |
| July 20, 2024 | 15,025 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Helena Valley Southeast, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT12 miles west of the fire’s origin
- East Helena, MT12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Montana City, MT15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley West Central, MT17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Helena, MT17 miles west of the fire’s origin
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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 November 19, 2024 at 12:03 PM MST. Identifier 2024-MTHLF-000367.