Copper King Fire
The Copper King Fire was reported on July 31, 2016 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 28,553 acres. It was declared out on November 22, 2016.
- Size
- 28,553 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2016
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.600, -115.185.
The incident
- Size
- 28,553 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2016 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 22, 2016 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Cause is under investigation.
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Thompson Falls
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $26,467,287
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-MTLNF-005092
- IRWIN identifier
- A9BCE63C-C671-4AF3-A79D-3C0D9A427AC2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Thompson Falls, 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 November 22, 2016 at 8:23 AM MST. Identifier 2016-MTLNF-005092.