Meadow Creek Fire
The Meadow Creek Fire was reported on July 16, 2026 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 199 acres. It was fully contained on July 18, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 199 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 16, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM MDT, 199 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 44.541, -112.889.
The incident
- Size
- 199 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 18, 2026 at 2:04 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Beaverhead County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTBDF-266257
- IRWIN identifier
- D3E7B45E-7E04-464C-AA16-045650D7CF34
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dubois, ID 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 August 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTBDF-266257.