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Camp Creek

Powell, MT · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 9,725 acres in Powell before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

9,725

Acres Burned

81

Days Burning

Aug 21, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 22 / 1 acresOct 1 / 9,725 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Bob Marshall Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

17.8 mi

N

Scapegoat Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

18.4 mi

SE

Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area

Go

NCA / MT

21.5 mi

NE

Mission Mountains Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

35.8 mi

W

Rattlesnake Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

45.6 mi

SW

Rattlesnake National Recreation Area

Go

Recreation Area / MT

46.8 mi

SW

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / MT

48.2 mi

NW

Flathead National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

51.6 mi

NW

Great Bear Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

52.5 mi

N

Aerial Fire Depot Other

Go

National Forest / MT

58.3 mi

SW

Welcome Creek Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

64.4 mi

SW

Lolo National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

66.9 mi

W

Situation Updates

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

Camp Creek update: 9,725 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek containment moved from 99% to 100%.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 9,725 acres, 99% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek containment moved from 0% to 99%.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 9,725 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 5

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 88 acres to 9,725.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 9,637 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 2

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 25 acres to 9,637.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 9,612 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 112 acres to 9,612.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 9,500 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 1,000 acres to 9,500.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 8,500 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 500 acres to 8,500.

IRWIN

Camp Creek Fire Trail Closure 08-28-2026

Closure
Aug 28

Order Number: 01-10-D04-004-S-26 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Flathead National Forest, Spotted Bear Ranger District AND Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forests, Rocky Mountain Ranger District Camp Creek Fire - Trail Closure PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(b), the following act is prohibited on National Forest System (NFS) trails within the Fl...

InciWeb

Camp Creek update: 8,000 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 760 acres to 8,000.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 7,240 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 818 acres to 7,240.

IRWIN

Camp Creek Fire Evening Update 08-25-2026

Incident team
Aug 25

Flathead National Forest Type 4 Organization Location: Within the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex 40 miles west of Augusta, Montana Start Date/Time: 8/21/2026 at 4:48 PM Cause: Lightning Approximate Size: 7,240 acres Containment: 0% Key Message: The Flathead National Forest Type 4 Organization will transfer command of the Camp Creek Fire to the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Type 3 Organiz...

InciWeb

Camp Creek update: 6,422 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek was remapped 14 acres lower to 6,422.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 6,436 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 14 acres to 6,436.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 6,422 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 6,345 acres to 6,422.

IRWIN

Camp Creek update: 77 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 23

Per interagency perimeter data, the Camp Creek grew 27 acres to 77.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 21Now

81 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: cf6b7836-ac84-4cc3-8725-058927bb4052

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