Strawberry Fire
The Strawberry Fire burned 1,021 acres in Missoula County, Montana, in 2003. It was discovered on August 9, 2003, and contained on August 23, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,021 acres
- Discovered
- August 9, 2003
- Contained
- August 23, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.661, -113.527.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,021 acres
- Discovered
- August 9, 2003, 1:35 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 23, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Missoula County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Lolo National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-389342
Other large fires in Montana in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Breaks Complex | 125,900 | Jul 19, 2003 | Natural |
| Germaine Fire | 66,497 | ||
| Robert Fire | 57,273 | Jul 23, 2003 | Human |
| Wedge Canyon Fire | 50,981 | Jul 18, 2003 | Natural |
| Lincoln Complex (Snowbank) Fire | 37,405 | Aug 13, 2003 | Natural |
| Hobble Fire | 36,180 | Aug 8, 2003 | Natural |
| Indian Fire | 33,955 | ||
| Fish Creek Complex (Thompson Creek) Fire | 33,948 | Aug 10, 2003 | Natural |
| Big Coulee Fire | 29,492 | ||
| Cooney Ridge Fire | 25,680 | Aug 8, 2003 | Natural |
| Littlehawk Fire | 25,490 | Aug 12, 2003 | Natural |
| Mineral-Primm (Mineral and Primm) Fire | 25,202 | Aug 9, 2003 | Natural |
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.