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Davis Coulee

Big Horn, MT · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 15,470 acres in Big Horn before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

15,470

Acres Burned

58

Days Burning

Sep 14, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Sep 14 / 40 acresOct 15 / 15,470 acres

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No Water Available at Ok-A-Beh Marina - Flushing Restrooms Closed

Due to a water shortage, flushable toilets are currently unavailable at the Ok-A-Beh Marina. Vault toilets are available at the upper parking lot and a floating restroom is available on the courtesy dock.

Situation Updates

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

Davis Coulee update: 15,470 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the Davis Coulee containment moved from 80% to 100%.

IRWIN

Davis Coulee update: 15,470 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Davis Coulee containment moved from 50% to 80%.

IRWIN

Davis Coulee Daily Update 09-21-2026

Incident team
Sep 21

Davis Coulee Fire September 21, 2026 FIRE STATUS 15,470 Acres | 50% Contained | 31 Personnel START DATE September 13, 2026 LOCATION 9 miles southwest of Crow Agency, MT CAUSE Lightning OPERATIONAL UPDATE This will be the final daily update for the Davis Coulee Fire. Containment remains at 50%, but crews continue steady work across the fire area, and containment is expected to increase soon. Fire a...

InciWeb

Davis Coulee Daily Update 09-20-2026

Incident team
Sep 20

Davis Coulee Fire September 20, 2026 FIRE STATUS 15,470 Acres | 50% Contained | 45 Personnel START DATE September 14, 2026 LOCATION 9 miles southwest of Crow Agency, MT CAUSE Lightning OPERATIONAL UPDATE The Davis Coulee Fire remains under local management as a Type 4 incident. Crews continue working along the south end of the fire, reinforcing containment lines tied into the dozer line and securi...

InciWeb

Davis Coulee Daily Update 09-19-2026

Incident team
Sep 19

Davis Coulee Fire September 19, 2026 FIRE STATUS 15,470 Acres | 50% Contained | 34 Personnel START DATE September 14, 2026 LOCATION 9 miles southwest of Crow Agency, MT CAUSE Lightning OPERATIONAL UPDATE The Davis Coulee Fire transitioned back to the local unit as a Type 4 incident on Friday, September 18 at 12:00 PM. Crews continue working along the south end of the fire, strengthening containmen...

InciWeb

Davis Coulee Daily Update 09-18-2026

Incident team
Sep 18

Davis Coulee Fire September 18, 2026 FIRE STATUS 15,470 Acres | 50% Contained | 56 Personnel START DATE September 14, 2026 LOCATION 9 miles southwest of Crow Agency, MT CAUSE Lightning OPERATIONAL UPDATE Containment on the Davis Coulee Fire has increased from 20% to 50% with favorable weather and steady progress on suppression efforts. The fire remains 15,470 acres. Crews are continuing to secure ...

InciWeb

Davis Coulee update: 15,470 acres, 50% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Davis Coulee containment moved from 20% to 50%.

IRWIN

Davis Coulee Daily Update 09-17-2026

Incident team
Sep 17

Davis Coulee Fire September 17, 2026 FIRE STATUS 15,470 Acres | 20% Contained | 58 Personnel START DATE September 13, 2026 LOCATION 9 miles southwest of Crow Agency, MT CAUSE Lightning OPERATIONAL UPDATE Crews will continue strengthening and securing the fire’s edge today, using hand crews and equipment where terrain allows. Interior burning operations are planned to consume remaining fuels and re...

InciWeb

Davis Coulee update: 15,470 acres, 20% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Davis Coulee containment moved from 0% to 20%.

IRWIN

Davis Coulee Daily Update 09-16-2026

Incident team
Sep 16

Davis Coulee Fire September 16, 2026 FIRE STATUS 15,470 Acres | 0% Contained | 93 Personnel START DATE September 13, 2026 LOCATION 9 miles southwest of Crow Agency, MT CAUSE Lightning OPERATIONAL UPDATE Interior pockets of heat were visible around 9:00 p.m. yesterday, and the public may continue to see similar interior flames as crews remain actively engaged in patrol with suppression efforts when...

InciWeb

Davis Coulee update: 15,470 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Davis Coulee grew 470 acres to 15,470.

IRWIN

Davis Coulee update: 15,000 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Davis Coulee grew 13,000 acres to 15,000.

IRWIN

Davis Coulee update: 2,000 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Davis Coulee grew 1,960 acres to 2,000.

IRWIN

Davis Coulee mapped at 40 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 14

Interagency perimeter data shows the Davis Coulee at 40 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Sep 14Now

58 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: cb361521-23cc-4573-a94b-0ed78e1b58a6

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