Barker Fire
The Barker Fire was reported on July 19, 2017 in Garfield County, Montana and burned 9,255 acres. It was declared out on August 11, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,255 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2017
- Personnel
- 67
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.313, -107.866.
The incident
- Size
- 9,255 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2017 at 1:09 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 2, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 11, 2017 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 11, 2017 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 MILES N OF SAND SPRINGS, MT
- County
- Garfield County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- SAND SPRING, MT
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 67
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Part of
- Lodgepole Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTMCD-000246
- IRWIN identifier
- B6DE5BDC-B7CE-4A96-979F-B3682088DF95
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnett, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Winnett, MT31 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Roundup, MT68 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Malta, MT72 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lewistown, MT75 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Glasgow, MT84 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Belknap Agency, MT91 miles northwest 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 October 12, 2017 at 10:41 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTMCD-000246.