Easter Fire
The Easter Fire burned 5,064 acres in McCone County, Montana, in 2008. It was discovered on March 24, 2008, and contained on March 25, 2008. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 5,064 acres
- Discovered
- March 24, 2008
- Contained
- March 25, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 5,064 acres. Point of origin as reported, 48.057, -105.614.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,064 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 5,064 acres
- Discovered
- March 24, 2008, 7:44 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 25, 2008, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Montana
- County
- McCone County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Miles City Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- MTNRC
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-556967
- Note on the perimeter
- 1:100,000 or coarser scale map or equivalent precision
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 200812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn Mtn. Assist Fire | 102,380 | Aug 22, 2008 | Natural |
| Cascade Fire | 10,173 | Jul 26, 2008 | Human |
| Chouteau Co Complex | 5,519 | Mar 24, 2008 | Human |
| Kathryn Fire | 5,000 | Aug 25, 2008 | Human |
| Knowlton Complex (Drga) Fire | 4,261 | Aug 22, 2008 | Natural |
| Golden Valley Complex | 3,558 | Aug 30, 2008 | Natural |
| Magee 2 Fire | 3,000 | Apr 9, 2008 | Human |
| Deep Draw Fire | 2,022 | Aug 9, 2008 | Natural |
| East Unit Charlie Fire | 1,909 | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| WoodHumpSalmon Fire | 1,584 | ||
| Coffee Fire | 1,528 | ||
| Yellowstone Complex | 1,464 | Apr 29, 2008 | Human |
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.