Yellowstone Complex
The Yellowstone Complex burned 1,464 acres in Montana, in 2008. It was discovered on April 29, 2008, and contained on May 1, 2008. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,464 acres
- Discovered
- April 29, 2008
- Contained
- May 1, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.303, -104.494.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,464 acres
- Discovered
- April 29, 2008, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 1, 2008, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Part of
- Yellowstone Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2008MTMLRD6BW
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 |
| Easter Fire | 5,064 | 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 |
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.