Thompson Fire
The Thompson Fire was reported on August 9, 2015 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 18,847 acres. It was declared out on November 30, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 18,847 acres
- Contained
- 65%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2015
- Personnel
- 115
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.544, -113.616.
The incident
- Size
- 18,847 acres
- Containment
- 65%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2015 at 1:49 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 29, 2015 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 5, 2015 at 2:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 30, 2015 at 8:13 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 115
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,021,845
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTGNP-000483
- IRWIN identifier
- 4B9309B3-56E0-4B20-A933-F754F4EF8ED9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Coram, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Coram, MT22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- South Browning, MT28 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Browning, MT28 miles east of the fire’s origin
- North Browning, MT28 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Columbia Falls, MT28 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Whitefish, MT34 miles west 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 February 7, 2020 at 3:49 PM MST. Identifier 2015-MTGNP-000483.