Deer Creek Fire
The Deer Creek Fire was reported on August 20, 2026 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 1,099 acres. It is 96 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,099 acres
- Contained
- 96%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 53
Map
Perimeter mapped August 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM MDT, 1,099 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.162, -115.086.
The incident
- Size
- 1,099 acres
- Containment
- 96%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 18 Miles W from Marion, MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Marion
- Protecting agency
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 53
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Heavy Logging Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTNWS-000387
- IRWIN identifier
- 9F3CE70C-D9A3-4B02-B13F-282414F1A7FF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 21, 2026 (633 acres) to August 28, 2026 (1,099 acres). The largest one-day growth was 316 acres, mapped August 23, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2026 | 633 | |
| August 23, 2026 | 949 | +316 |
| August 24, 2026 | 959 | +10 |
| August 25, 2026 | 969 | +10 |
| August 26, 2026 | 993 | +24 |
| August 28, 2026 | 1,099 | +106 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Marion, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTNWS-000387.