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Bobcat Lakes

Beaverhead, MT · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 10,896 acres in Beaverhead before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

10,896

Acres Burned

102

Days Burning

Jul 31, 2026

Discovered

1w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 8 / 4,807 acresOct 29 / 10,896 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

6 public land units within 75 miles

Anaconda Pintler Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

25.1 mi

NW

Beaverhead National Forest

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National Forest / MT

32.9 mi

SE

Deerlodge National Forest

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National Forest / MT

39.2 mi

NE

Bitterroot National Forest

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National Forest / MT

51.8 mi

NW

Salmon National Forest

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National Forest / ID

58.7 mi

SW

Welcome Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

71.4 mi

N

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Bobcat Lakes update: 10,896 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bobcat Lakes containment moved from 95% to 100%.

IRWIN

Final Update Bobcat Lakes and San Creek Fires 10-03-2026

Incident team
Oct 3

Bobcat Lakes and Sand Creek Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-683-3920 and sm.fs.bdffireinfo@usda.gov https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information Incident Commander: Jon Norman Fire Name Acreage (estimated) Containment Location Bobcat Lakes 10,896 95% 13 miles SW of Wise River, 12 miles E of Wisdom Sand Creek 35,520 92% 7.5 miles SE o...

InciWeb

Bobcat Lakes update: 10,896 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bobcat Lakes containment moved from 91% to 95%.

IRWIN

Update Bobcat Lakes and Sand Creek Fires 09-29-2026

Incident team
Sep 29

Bobcat Lakes and Sand Creek Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Incident Commander: Paul Diaz Fire Name Acreage (estimate...

InciWeb

Daily Update Bobcat Lakes/Sand Creek Fires 09-27-2026

Incident team
Sep 27

Bobcat Lakes and Sand Creek Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Sunday, September 27, 2026 Incident Commander: Richard Griffin, Rusty Butler (t) Bobc...

InciWeb

Daily Update Bobcat Lakes/Sand Creek Fires 09-25-2026

Incident team
Sep 25

Bobcat Lakes, Sand Creek and Skull Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Friday, September 25, 2026 Incident Commander: Paul Diaz, Rusty Butler (t) Bob...

InciWeb

Bobcat Lakes update: 10,896 acres, 91% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bobcat Lakes containment moved from 88% to 91%.

IRWIN

Daily Update Bobcat Lakes/Sand Creek Fires 09-23-2026

Incident team
Sep 23

Bobcat Lakes, Sand Creek and Skull Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Incident Commander: Paul Diaz, Rusty Butler (t) ...

InciWeb

Daily Update Bobcat Lakes / Sand Creek Fires 09-22-2026

Incident team
Sep 22

Bobcat Lakes, Sand Creek and Skull Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Incident Commander: Richard Griffin, Rusty Butler ...

InciWeb

Daily Update Bobcat Lakes / Sand Creek Fires 09-22-2026

Incident team
Sep 22

Bobcat Lakes, Sand Creek and Skull Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Tuesday, September 22, 2026Incident Commander:

InciWeb

Bobcat Lakes update: 10,896 acres, 88% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 22

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bobcat Lakes containment moved from 72% to 88%.

IRWIN

UPDATED TEMPORARY CLOSURE FOR SAND CREEK & BOBCAT LAKE FIRES 09-21-2026

Closure
Sep 21

Order Number: 01020326-10 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Wisdom & Dillon Ranger Districts Bobcat Lakes & Sand Creek Fire Area Closure 4.0 PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a), (b), the following are prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) area, roads, trails in the Wisdom Ranger District and Dillon Rang...

InciWeb

Daily Update Bobcat Lakes / Sand Creek Fires 09-21-2026

Incident team
Sep 21

Bobcat Lakes, Sand Creek and Skull Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Monday, September 21, 2026 Incident Commander: Richard Griffin, Brian Gorwitz ...

InciWeb

Daily Update Bobcat Lakes / Sand Creek Fires 09-20-2026

Incident team
Sep 20

Bobcat Lakes, Sand Creek and Skull Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Sunday, September 20, 2026 Incident Commander: Richard Griffin, Brian Gorwitz ...

InciWeb

Daily Update Bobcat Lakes / Sand Creek Fires 09-19-2026

Incident team
Sep 19

Bobcat Lakes, Sand Creek and Skull Fires Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest / Fire Information: 406-420-1966 https://www.facebook.com/Beaverhead-Deerlodge-NF-Wildland-Fire-Information https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-bobcat-lakes https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbdf-sand-creek Saturday, September 19, 2026 Incident Commander: Richard Griffin, Brian Gorwit...

InciWeb

Timeline

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102 days since discovery

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Data Sources

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IRWIN ID: 801a448c-b5b4-4dcc-bae2-cef8fedbb2a6

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