Camp Creek Fire

Perimeter mapped September 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM MDT, 9,658 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.428, -113.099.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Seeley Lake

Size

9,725 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

August 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM MDT

Cause

Natural

Location

25 Miles NE from Seeley Lake, MT

County

Powell County

State

Montana

Protecting agency

USFS

Jurisdiction

USFS

Land ownership at origin

USFS

Personnel assigned

1

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident

Primary fuel

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Estimated cost to date

$785,615

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-MTFNF-000393

IRWIN identifier

CF6B7836-AC84-4CC3-8725-058927BB4052

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 22, 2026 (50 acres) to September 1, 2026 (9,658 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,359 acres, mapped August 24, 2026.

• Wind up to 5 mph from the west-southwest
• Relative humidity as low as 35%
• High of 72°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Seeley Lake, MT

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.9 µg/m³ around Wed, 5:00 AM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Seeley Lake, MT25 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
• Lincoln, MT38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
• Ronan, MT47 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Pablo, MT49 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Choteau, MT50 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
• Bonner-West Riverside, MT53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin