Flat Top Fire
The Flat Top Fire burned 1,515 acres in Custer County, Montana, in 1995. It was discovered on August 30, 1995, and contained on August 31, 1995. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,515 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 1995
- Contained
- August 31, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.208, -105.534.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,515 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 1995, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 31, 1995, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Montana
- County
- Custer County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Eastern Land Office
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-1995MTEAS000005
Other large fires in Montana in 19955
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Coul Fire | 3,506 | Sep 26, 1995 | Human |
| Battlefiel Fire | 2,500 | Sep 5, 1995 | Human |
| West Pryor Fire | 1,800 | Jul 29, 1995 | Natural |
| Rosebud/Custer Complex | 1,581 | Aug 7, 1995 | Natural |
| Mayor Fire | 1,300 | Feb 24, 1995 | Human |
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.