Arrastra Creek Fire
The Arrastra Creek Fire was reported on July 18, 2017 in Powell County, Montana and burned 6,318 acres. It was declared out on December 19, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,318 acres
- Contained
- 46%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2017
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.042, -112.797.
The incident
- Size
- 6,318 acres
- Containment
- 46%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2017 at 11:36 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 30, 2017 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- December 19, 2017 at 10:22 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 miles northwest of Lincoln, MT.
- County
- Powell County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Lincoln
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,571,974
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTHLF-000166
- IRWIN identifier
- 892533B3-8A82-4A1E-ADEB-ADFD44F6A7B2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lincoln, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lincoln, MT8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Seeley Lake, MT34 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT41 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley West Central, MT44 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena West Side, MT45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Deer Lodge, MT45 miles south of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 June 26, 2018 at 6:11 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTHLF-000166.