Deer Creek Fire
Active
Lincoln County, Montana · Discovered August 20, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 12 days ago · Perimeter mapped 12 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Deer Creek Fire
The Deer Creek Fire fire has burned 1,099 acres in Lincoln County, Montana. Crews have reached 96% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 37). 53 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
August 22, 2026The Deer Creek Fire was reported on August 20, 2026. The fire is in mop up status in the Pleasant Valley Area, and is approximately 18 miles west of Marion, MT. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.Incident will transition to ICT4 on 8/31/2026 at 0700.Evacuations and ClosuresThere are currently no evacuation or closure orders in place. We ask the public to avoid the Pleasant Valley area to allow emergency responders clear access and to support both firefighter and public safety.
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 96%
33 days ago · September 1, 2026Containment dropped to 85% (from 96%)
35 days ago · August 31, 2026Containment rose to 96%
35 days ago · August 30, 2026New perimeter mapped at 1,099 acres (national perimeter feed)
35 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 62%
36 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 150 acres in 5 days to 1,099 acres
37 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 32%
38 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 25%
39 days ago · August 26, 2026Grew 225 acres in 48 hours to 949 acres
42 days ago · August 23, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Deer Creek
44 days ago · August 22, 2026Now mapped at 724 acres
44 days ago · August 21, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 96%)
45 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 340 acres in 3 hours to 345 acres
45 days ago · August 21, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 5 acres
46 days ago · August 20, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2026, 10:39:00 PM | 1,099 acres | 96% |
| 8/31/2026, 7:50:34 PM | 1,099 acres | 85% |
| 8/30/2026, 10:45:02 PM | 1,099 acres | 96% |
| 8/29/2026, 11:30:51 PM | 1,099 acres | 62% |
| 8/28/2026, 11:16:41 PM | 1,099 acres | 35% |
| 8/28/2026, 10:40:55 PM | 1,099 acres | 32% |
| 8/27/2026, 10:18:45 PM | 989 acres | 32% |
| 8/26/2026, 10:18:54 PM | 993 acres | 25% |
| 8/25/2026, 11:41:37 PM | 969 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 10:49:02 PM | 960 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 7:05:24 AM | 949 acres | 0% |
| 8/24/2026, 7:00:25 AM | 724 acres | 0% |
| 8/23/2026, 11:30:22 PM | 949 acres | 0% |
| 8/22/2026, 1:45:44 AM | 724 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 11:41:43 PM | 632 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 11:11:42 PM | 724 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 1:48:52 AM | 601 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 1:43:52 AM | 0.1 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 12:27:26 AM | 5.0 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 12:02:24 AM | 345 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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