Fritz Fire
The Fritz Fire was reported on July 22, 2016 in Yellowstone County, Montana and burned 1,356 acres. It was declared out on July 25, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,356 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2016
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.682, -108.613.
The incident
- Size
- 1,356 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2016 at 5:33 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2016 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 25, 2016 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yellowstone County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Billings
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-MTLG03-016648
- IRWIN identifier
- FD730675-3BF2-4B8A-A8FC-4898DE793A8F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Laurel, 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 August 23, 2016 at 1:59 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-MTLG03-016648.