Binger Fire
The Binger Fire was reported on October 17, 2017 in Lake County, Montana and burned 1,206 acres. It was declared out on October 23, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,206 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 17, 2017
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.743, -114.334.
The incident
- Size
- 1,206 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 17, 2017 at 11:27 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 18, 2017 at 3:25 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 19, 2017 at 3:45 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 23, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 MILES NW OF POLSON MT
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- POLSON
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTFHA-000179
- IRWIN identifier
- 7E3B76F3-4D37-4CAE-B04F-D1EB063E70A1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Polson, 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, 2020 at 4:25 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTFHA-000179.