Wildfires of 2000

Siegal Fire

2000MontanaWildfire

The Siegal Fire burned 1,118 acres in Montana, in 2000. It was discovered on August 4, 2000, and contained on September 10, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,118 acres
Discovered
August 4, 2000
Contained
September 10, 2000
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.292, -114.676.

The record

Reported final size
1,118 acres
Discovered
August 4, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
Contained
September 10, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Montana
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Flathead Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Part of
Upper Ninemile Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-455578

Other large fires in Montana in 200012

FireAcresStartCause
Valley Complex (Bear) Fire145,040Jul 31, 2000Natural
Toston-Maudlow Fire81,220Aug 15, 2000Human
Stag Fire61,649Jul 26, 2000Natural
Sula Complex (Maynard) Fire48,300Jul 31, 2000Natural
Mussigbrod Complex (Mussigbrod) Fire46,681Jul 31, 2000Natural
Bear Fire42,326
Canyon Ferry Complex (Cave Gulch) Fire30,000Jul 23, 2000Human
Monture-Spread Ridge (Monture) Fire23,802Jul 13, 2000Natural
Valley Complex (Coyote) Fire21,998Jul 31, 2000Natural
Taylor Springs Fires Fire21,487Jul 31, 2000Natural
Upper Ninemile Complex (Nine Mile) Fire17,817Aug 4, 2000Natural
Ryan Gulch Fire17,118Aug 6, 2000Human

Every fire of 2000 Montana fire history

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.