Chalky Butte Fire
The Chalky Butte Fire was reported on July 31, 2015 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 3,490 acres. It was declared out on August 4, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,490 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2015
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.718, -106.781.
The incident
- Size
- 3,490 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2015 at 2:40 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2015 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 2, 2015 at 11:59 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 4, 2015 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Colstrip
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $550,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTMCD-000271
- IRWIN identifier
- 3309E36F-94BA-4DFA-90F2-7D025BBF457A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Muddy, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 7, 2020 at 2:51 PM MST. Identifier 2015-MTMCD-000271.