Wildfire — Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains, Montana

2024-11-01 to 2024-11-07 · Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

The Sheep Creek Fire was a lightning start 5 miles southwest of Bernice on September 22. Fuels involved were timber with a layer of grass and litter. The fire grew to 778 acres as of the last update. Although operational objectives are only listed as 54% complete, the incident is no longer being updated. Hence this will be the last update for the fire.

Wider weather episode

This episode will contain wildfires that carried over into November. By the end of November, all fires had operational objectives completed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.