Tepee Mountain Fire
The Tepee Mountain Fire was reported on August 14, 2015 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 1,018 acres. It was declared out on November 25, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,018 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.656, -115.940.
The incident
- Size
- 1,018 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2015 at 5:38 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 15, 2015 at 12:42 PM PDT
- Controlled
- November 5, 2015 at 3:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- November 25, 2015 at 7:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,473,302
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTKNF-000252
- IRWIN identifier
- 4BFFDEE1-F232-4C24-A99E-B5F186AE89C0
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moyie Springs, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Moyie Springs, ID12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bonners Ferry, ID17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Libby, MT26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ponderay, ID36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Sandpoint, ID38 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Eureka, MT43 miles east 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 April 25, 2016 at 1:33 PM PDT. Identifier 2015-MTKNF-000252.