South Mocccasins Fire
The South Mocccasins Fire burned 1,470 acres in Fergus County, Montana, in 2007. It was discovered on November 12, 2007, and contained on November 17, 2007. The cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
- Size
- 1,470 acres
- Discovered
- November 12, 2007
- Contained
- November 17, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.208, -109.479.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,470 acres
- Discovered
- November 12, 2007, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 17, 2007, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
- State
- Montana
- County
- Fergus County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- North Central Montana District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-554545
Other large fires in Montana in 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippy Creek Fire | 99,090 | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| Fool Creek Fire | 60,038 | Jul 4, 2007 | Natural |
| Ahorn Fire | 52,505 | Jul 11, 2007 | Natural |
| Meriwether Fire | 46,298 | Jul 21, 2007 | Natural |
| Skyland Fire | 44,176 | Jul 23, 2007 | Natural |
| Jocko Lakes Fire | 36,388 | Aug 3, 2007 | Natural |
| Sawmill Complex (Wyman 2) Fire | 36,045 | Jul 29, 2007 | Natural |
| Brush Creek Fire | 29,921 | Jul 27, 2007 | Natural |
| Rombo Mountain Fire | 29,062 | Jul 31, 2007 | Natural |
| Wh Complex (Wicked Creek) Fire | 26,600 | Aug 9, 2007 | Natural |
| Rat Creek Fire | 25,877 | Aug 9, 2007 | Natural |
| Conger Creek Fire | 25,150 | Jul 16, 2007 | 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.