Melton 1 Fire
The Melton 1 Fire was reported on August 14, 2015 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 3,073 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,073 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.429, -114.391.
The incident
- Size
- 3,073 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 2, 2015 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 14, 2015 at 4:31 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 30, 2015 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- wildfire
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- CHARLO MT
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $960,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTFHA-000131
- IRWIN identifier
- EA769A74-7C27-4D56-B95E-421F2C5DA42E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ronan, 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 August 23, 2020 at 4:15 PM MDT. Identifier 2015-MTFHA-000131.