Rye Creek Fire
The Rye Creek Fire was reported on September 1, 2026 in Ravalli County, Montana and burned 131 acres. It was declared out on September 7, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 131 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 1, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM MDT, 131 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 45.989, -114.114.
The incident
- Size
- 131 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Ravalli County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTLG13-000370
- IRWIN identifier
- B00A9847-9ED3-437A-B0BF-311E3FA37AB2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Darby, 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 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTLG13-000370.