Fence Creek Fire
The Fence Creek Fire was reported on August 28, 2026 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 250 acres. It was fully contained on August 29, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 250 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 28, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM MDT, 222 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.000, -106.094.
The incident
- Size
- 250 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTMCD-000749
- IRWIN identifier
- 9FB37B2B-DED6-4B02-8DDF-F60FA3C1C04A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 30, 2026 (222 acres) to September 3, 2026 (222 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2026 | 222 | |
| August 31, 2026 | 222 | 0 |
| September 3, 2026 | 222 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ashland, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ashland, MT42 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY44 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT51 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Buffalo, WY54 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY57 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY62 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 August 29, 2026 at 5:16 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTMCD-000749.