Wildfire · contained
Sand Creek Fire, Montana (2026)
Last changed (21:39 UTC, 1 November 2026). This event is over, so no next check is due.
Over. This fire was reported fully contained. The page keeps its record.
The Sand Creek Fire in Beaverhead County, Montana was discovered on 1 August 2026 and had burned 35,520 acres (14,374 hectares), 100% contained, as of the incident record updated 29 October 2026, according to the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS data.
Key figures
- Size
- 35,520 acres14,374 haSource: NIFC WFIGS
- Contained
- 100%Source: NIFC WFIGS
- Discovered
- 19:31 UTC, 1 August 2026Source: NIFC WFIGS
- County
- Beaverhead CountySource: NIFC WFIGS
- State
- MontanaSource: NIFC WFIGS
- Incident ID
- 2026-MTBDF-266319Source: NIFC WFIGS
Sources
Recorded by Gods Eyes from the live feed ; the source last updated it . Figures are as the source reported them at the time and may since have been revised; the source pages are authoritative.
Affected area
Nearest towns
- Salmon61 km away · pop. 3,601
- Dillon63 km away · pop. 4,463
- Butte79 km away · pop. 34,190
Places from the Natural Earth populated places list, by straight-line distance. The source names no towns for this event.
Timeline
- 21:39 UTC1 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
- 19:31 UTC1 August 2026The fire was discovered, according to the incident record.
Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.
Nearby airports
- SMN Lemhi County Airport65 km · Salmon
- BTM Bert Mooney Airport78 km · Butte
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