No longer in the daily fire updates. The East Fork Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 26, 2026, at 248 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

East Fork Creek Fire

Yellowstone County, Montana · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (26 days ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
248 acres
Sep 21, 12:00 PM
+188 acres
was 60 acres · Aug 3, 7:01 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

East Fork Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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East Fork Creek Fire summary

The East Fork Creek Fire is a wildfire near Yellowstone County, Montana. It has burned about 248 acres (about 188 football fields). It was first reported about 7 weeks ago.

Size
248 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 3, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, September 9th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
77°F · Sunny
Wind 12 to 16 mph WNW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
53°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 7 to 14 mph SW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Thursday
86°F · Sunny
Wind 13 mph WSW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
51°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 3 to 12 mph WSW · 1% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Friday
70°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 15 mph NNE · 6% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, September 9th at 6:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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