Poplar Point Fire
The Poplar Point Fire was reported on August 14, 2015 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 1,005 acres. It was declared out on December 7, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,005 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.158, -115.740.
The incident
- Size
- 1,005 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015 at 10:08 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 10, 2015 at 8:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 7, 2015 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTKNF-000231
- IRWIN identifier
- 0765FD04-A96E-4C18-B07D-60B1750B3347
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pioneer Junction, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pioneer Junction, MT16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Libby, MT18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Ponderay, ID38 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sandpoint, ID38 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Thompson Falls, MT43 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Bonners Ferry, ID45 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 12, 2016 at 8:46 AM MDT. Identifier 2015-MTKNF-000231.