Yates 2 Fire
The Yates 2 Fire was reported on June 25, 2016 in Carter County, Montana and burned 1,231 acres. It was declared out on July 5, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,231 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2016
- Personnel
- 37
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.563, -104.282.
The incident
- Size
- 1,231 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2016 at 1:02 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 27, 2016 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 28, 2016 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Carter County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 37
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $135,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-MTMCD-000096
- IRWIN identifier
- AF80CE10-1CF9-499D-9CD0-325508878DEE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ekalaka, 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 July 6, 2016 at 11:45 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-MTMCD-000096.