Chalk Fire
The Chalk Fire burned 1,220 acres in Garfield County, Montana, in 1994. It was discovered on August 1, 1994, and contained on August 1, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,220 acres
- Discovered
- August 1, 1994
- Contained
- August 1, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.950, -107.667.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,220 acres
- Discovered
- August 1, 1994, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 1, 1994, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Garfield County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Miles City Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-29107
Other large fires in Montana in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Dean Fire | 60,300 | Sep 8, 1994 | Human |
| Black Butte Fire | 12,500 | Sep 8, 1994 | Natural |
| Ck Creek Fire | 11,067 | Aug 3, 1994 | Natural |
| Little Wolf Fire | 10,610 | Aug 15, 1994 | Natural |
| Koocanusa Complex (North Fork Big Creek) Fire | 9,000 | Aug 15, 1994 | Natural |
| Helen Creek Fire | 8,497 | Aug 16, 1994 | Natural |
| Henry Peak Fire | 8,203 | Jul 26, 1994 | Natural |
| North Fork Complex (Adair Ii) Fire | 8,055 | Aug 12, 1994 | Natural |
| Mcdonald Fire | 7,494 | Aug 15, 1994 | Natural |
| Grierson Fire | 6,400 | Aug 22, 1994 | |
| Yaak-Red Dragon Complex (Sheep) Fire | 5,897 | Aug 15, 1994 | Natural |
| Cunningham Fire | 5,000 | Sep 9, 1994 |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.