Spotted Eagle Fire
The Spotted Eagle Fire was reported on August 12, 2015 in Pondera County, Montana and burned 41,526 acres. It was declared out on January 6, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 41,526 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2015
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.172, -113.056.
The incident
- Size
- 41,526 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2015 at 3:09 PM MDT
- Contained
- January 6, 2016 at 8:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- January 6, 2016 at 8:01 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Pondera County
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,205,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTLCF-005057
- IRWIN identifier
- 2E01690D-063A-490A-8874-E021E99900A6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Heart Butte, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Heart Butte, MT13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- South Browning, MT26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Browning, MT27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- North Browning, MT28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Cut Bank, MT46 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Choteau, MT47 miles southeast 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 May 24, 2016 at 8:13 AM MDT. Identifier 2015-MTLCF-005057.