Coyote Fire
The Coyote Fire burned 3,500 acres in Montana, in 1996. It was discovered on August 12, 1996, and contained on August 22, 1996. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 3,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 12, 1996
- Contained
- August 22, 1996
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 3,425 acres. Point of origin as reported, 46.873, -110.848.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,500 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 3,425 acres
- Discovered
- August 12, 1996, 12:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 22, 1996, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-318805
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Montana in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powderville Fire | 62,000 | Aug 17, 1996 | Natural |
| Rosebud Creek Fire | 30,700 | Aug 5, 1996 | Natural |
| Shepard Mtn Fire | 14,890 | Aug 25, 1996 | Natural |
| Rollover Fire | 10,095 | Oct 13, 1996 | Human |
| Alkalie Fire | 10,031 | Sep 11, 1996 | |
| Colfax Fire | 7,162 | Aug 1, 1996 | Human |
| Dover Ranch Fire | 4,500 | Aug 18, 1996 | Natural |
| Laststand Fire | 4,290 | Jul 22, 1996 | Human |
| Coyote Pnf Fire | 4,283 | Jun 26, 1996 | Natural |
| WarriorsFace Fire | 4,104 | Jul 4, 1996 | Natural |
| Sharpsfire Fire | 4,000 | Aug 14, 1996 | Natural |
| Ft. Keogh Fire | 3,500 | Aug 9, 1996 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.