Line Creek Fire
The Line Creek Fire was reported on July 12, 2024 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 2,496 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,496 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2024
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeter mapped November 25, 2024 at 1:06 PM MST, 1,496 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.008, -105.926.
The incident
- Size
- 2,496 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2024 at 3:11 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- July 16, 2024 at 6:15 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2024 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 39 miles SW of Broadus, MT
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTLG09-000253
- IRWIN identifier
- 6AB00FAE-70BA-4578-AA5D-B992124A4760
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 13, 2024 (250 acres) to November 25, 2024 (1,496 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,246 acres, mapped November 25, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2024 | 250 | |
| July 14, 2024 | 250 | 0 |
| November 25, 2024 | 1,496 | +1,246 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Broadus, MT39 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY52 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY54 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT56 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY58 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY59 miles southeast 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 25, 2024 at 1:06 PM MST. Identifier 2024-MTLG09-000253.