Montana · Active · 35,520 acres
Sand Creek Fire, Montana
35,520
Acres reported
83%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the Sand Creek Fire is listed as active at 35,520 acres, 83% contained, in Beaverhead County, Montana.
No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Sep 14, 2026, 11:08 UTC) covers 35,520 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 49 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Sep 1, 2026, 19:50 UTC).
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Sand Creek Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 35,520 acres
- Containment
- 83%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Aug 1, 2026
- Location
- Beaverhead County, Montana
- Origin point
- 45.5547, -113.3257
- Perimeter mapped
- Sep 14, 2026 (18 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Salmon, ID
- Dillon, MT
- Anaconda, MT
- Butte, MT
- Warm Springs, MT
Other fires nearby
- Skull Fire
- Bobcat Lakes Fire
- Moose Fire
Sand Creek Fire timeline
Day by day: the largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Aug 1, 2026, 20:45 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 83% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 76% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 71% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 71% |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 58% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 58% |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 58% |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 58% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 35,520 acres | 0 | 58% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 35,520 acres | +10 | 58% |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 35,510 acres | 0 | 58% |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 35,510 acres | 0 | 58% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 35,510 acres | +1 | 53% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 35,509 acres | 0 | 48% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 35,509 acres | 0 | 36% |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 35,509 acres | +19 | 36% |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 35,490 acres | 0 | 36% |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 35,490 acres | 0 | 36% |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 35,490 acres | +57 | 25% |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 35,433 acres | +2,345 | 21% |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 33,088 acres | 0 | 14% |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 33,088 acres | +782 | 14% |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 32,306 acres | 0 | 14% |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 32,306 acres | +549 | 10% |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 31,757 acres | 0 | 7% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 31,757 acres | +90 | 7% |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 31,667 acres | 0 | 7% |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 31,667 acres | +15 | 2% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 31,652 acres | 0 | 1% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 31,652 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 31,652 acres | +3,916 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 27,736 acres | +160 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 27,576 acres | +7,893 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 19,683 acres | +3,899 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 15,784 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 15,784 acres | +4,088 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 11,696 acres | +2,806 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 8,890 acres | +7,206 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 1,684 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 1,684 acres | +284 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 1,400 acres | +400 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 1,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 1,000 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 1,000 acres | +550 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 450 acres | — | — |
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Sand Creek Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Sand Creek Fire?
As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the Sand Creek Fire is reported at 35,520 acres. No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.
Is the Sand Creek Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 83% contained as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Sand Creek Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 45.5547, -113.3257 in Beaverhead County, Montana. Nearest towns: Salmon (38 mi SW), Dillon (41 mi SE), Anaconda (44 mi NE). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Sand Creek Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
What is the timeline of the Sand Creek Fire?
The Sand Creek Fire was first listed in the federal feed Aug 1, 2026, 20:45 UTC (reported discovery date Aug 1, 2026). As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC it is still listed at 35,520 acres, 83% contained. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 54 days of archive.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Sand Creek Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Montana sources on our Montana page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
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This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →