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Indian Creek

Carter, MT · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 253 acres in Carter before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

253

Acres Burned

117

Days Burning

Jul 17, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

Grew 53 acres in the last day
Jul 17 / 200 acresOct 17 / 253 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

3 public land units within 75 miles

Capitol Rock National Natural Landmark

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Monument / MT

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Devils Tower National MonumentClosures in effect

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The Castles National Natural Landmark

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Monument / SD

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Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Danger / Devils Tower National Monument

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Charcoal fires within enclosed grills are permitted. The use of portable stoves, lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, pressurized liquid fuel or fully enclosed (sheepherder type) stove in a cleared radius of 15ft of burnable materials are...

Park Closure / Devils Tower National Monument

Campground Closed for the Season

As of October 15, 2026 the campground is closed. The campground will reopen mid May of 2027.

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Indian Creek mapped at 200 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 17

Interagency perimeter data shows the Indian Creek at 200 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 17Now

117 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: a39ba2ab-8030-42fa-a767-ed3f5beccc94

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