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Queen Gulch

Jefferson, MT · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 8 acres in Jefferson before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

8

Acres Burned

105

Days Burning

Jul 28, 2026

Discovered

3mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 4 / 15 acresAug 10 / 8 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

6 public land units within 75 miles

Helena National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

31.9 mi

N

Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / MT

40.6 mi

N

Middle Fork Canyon National Natural Landmark

Go

Monument / MT

44.5 mi

E

Deerlodge National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

47.4 mi

W

Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / MT

54.6 mi

S

Lewis & Clark National Forest

Go

National Forest / MT

67.3 mi

N

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Queen Gulch mapped at 8 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 7

Interagency perimeter data shows the Queen Gulch at 8 acres.

IRWIN

Queen Gulch mapped at 15 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 31

Interagency perimeter data shows the Queen Gulch at 15 acres.

IRWIN

Queen Gulch mapped at 11 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the Queen Gulch at 11 acres.

IRWIN

Queen Gulch mapped at 25 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the Queen Gulch at 25 acres.

IRWIN

Queen Gulch mapped at 20 acres

Perimeter data
Jul 29

Interagency perimeter data shows the Queen Gulch at 20 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 28Now

105 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: 13bc5d45-e5a8-4727-b66b-6316e5f86c91

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