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Deer Creek

Lincoln, MT · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,099 acres in Lincoln before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,099

Acres Burned

82

Days Burning

Aug 20, 2026

Discovered

2w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 20 / 5 acresOct 27 / 1,099 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

11 public land units within 75 miles

Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

9.1 mi

E

Cabinet Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

27.9 mi

W

Kootenai National Forest

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National Forest / MT

33.4 mi

NW

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / MT

59.5 mi

E

Coeur d'Alene National Forest

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National Forest / ID

59.8 mi

SW

Flathead National Forest

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National Forest / MT

61.7 mi

E

Glacier National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / MT

69.1 mi

NE

Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / ID

71.5 mi

NW

Kaniksu National Forest

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National Forest / ID

71.9 mi

NW

Great Bear Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

74.5 mi

E

Mission Mountains Wilderness

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Wilderness / MT

74.8 mi

SE

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Glacier National Park

Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure

Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for the season at Avalanche Creek on the west side of the park. On the east side, the closure is located at Jackson Glacier Overlook. Travel on open sections of the road may change at any time due to winter w...

Official notice

Situation Updates

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

Deer Creek update: 1,099 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Oct 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Deer Creek containment moved from 96% to 100%.

IRWIN

Deer Creek update: 1,099 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Deer Creek containment moved from 96% to 85%.

IRWIN

Deer Creek Fire Daily Update 08-31-2026

Incident team
Aug 31

Deer Creek Fire Northwestern Land Office Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Information: 2026.deercreek@firenet.gov www.facebook.com/MontanaDNRC http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtmts-deer-creek August 31, 2026 Location: 18 miles west of Marion, MT Start Date: 8/20/2026 Cause: Human Size: 1099 acres Completion/Containment: 96% Resources: 159 personnel KEY...

InciWeb

Deer Creek update: 1,099 acres, 96% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 31

Per interagency perimeter data, the Deer Creek containment moved from 62% to 96%.

IRWIN

Deer Creek Fire Daily Update 08-30-2026

Incident team
Aug 30

Deer Creek Fire Northwestern Land Office Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Information: 406-420-3084, 2026.deercreek@firenet.gov www.facebook.com/MontanaDNRC http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtmts-deer-creek August 30, 2026 Location: 18 miles west of Marion, MT Start Date: 8/20/2026 Cause: Human Size: 1099 acres Completion/Containment: 76% Resources: 164...

InciWeb

Deer Creek update: 1,099 acres, 62% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 30

Per interagency perimeter data, the Deer Creek containment moved from 35% to 62%.

IRWIN

Deer Creek Daily Update 08-29-2026

Incident team
Aug 29

Deer Creek Fire Northwestern Land Office Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Information: 406-420-3084, 2026.deercreek@firenet.gov www.facebook.com/MontanaDNRC http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtmts-deer-creek August 29, 2026 Location: 18 miles west of Marion, MT Start Date: 8/20/2026 Cause: Human Size: 1099 acres Completion/Containment: 62% Resources: 202...

InciWeb

Deer Creek update: 1,099 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Deer Creek grew 110 acres to 1,099 and containment moved from 32% to 35%.

IRWIN

Deer Creek Fire Daily Update 08-28-2026

Incident team
Aug 28

Deer Creek Fire Northwestern Land Office Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Information: 406-420-3084, 2026.deercreek@firenet.gov www.facebook.com/MontanaDNRC http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtmts-deer-creek August 28, 2026 Location: 18 miles west of Marion, MT Start Date: 8/20/2026 Cause: Human Size: 1099 acres Completion/Containment: 35% Resources: 263...

InciWeb

Deer Creek update: 989 acres, 32% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Deer Creek was remapped 4 acres lower to 989 and containment moved from 25% to 32%.

IRWIN

Deer Creek Fire Daily Update 08-27-2026

Incident team
Aug 27

Deer Creek Fire Northwestern Land Office Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Information: 406-420-3084, 2026.deercreek@firenet.gov www.facebook.com/MontanaDNRC http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtmts-deer-creek August 27, 2026 Location: 18 miles west of Marion, MT Start Date: 8/20/2026 Cause: Unknown Size: 989 acres Completion/Containment: 32% Resources: 24...

InciWeb

Deer Creek update: 993 acres, 25% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Deer Creek grew 24 acres to 993 and containment moved from 0% to 25%.

IRWIN

Deer Creek Fire Daily Update Aug 26 08-26-2026

Incident team
Aug 26

Deer Creek Fire Northwestern Land Office Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Information: 406-420-3084, 2026.deercreek@firenet.gov www.facebook.com/MontanaDNRC http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtmts-deer-creek August 26, 2026 Location: 18 miles west of Marion, MT Start Date: 8/20/2026 Cause: Unknown Size: 984 acres Completion/Containment: 25% Resources: 19...

InciWeb

Deer Creek update: 969 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Deer Creek grew 9 acres to 969.

IRWIN

Daily Update Deer Creek Fire 8-25-26 08-25-2026

Incident team
Aug 25

Deer Creek Fire Northwestern Land Office Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Information: 406-420-3084, 2026.deercreek@firenet.gov www.facebook.com/MontanaDNRC http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtmts-deer-creek August 25, 2026 Location: 18 miles west of Marion, MT Start Date: 8/20/2026 Cause: Unknown Size: 969 acres Completion/Containment: 0% Resources: 176...

InciWeb

Timeline

Aug 20Now

82 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: 9f3ce70c-d9a3-4b02-b13f-282414f1a7ff

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