Chinn MA Fire
The Chinn MA Fire was reported on July 21, 2017 in Meagher County, Montana and burned 7,090 acres. It was declared out on October 13, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,090 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2017
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.373, -110.935.
The incident
- Size
- 7,090 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2017 at 5:51 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 13, 2017 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 12 Miles South of White Sulphur Springs, MT
- County
- Meagher County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- DNRC
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTCES-000176
- IRWIN identifier
- 6FDD22B7-467C-4D5A-9C14-B93054C02C88
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for White Sulphur Springs, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- White Sulphur Springs, MT12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Townsend, MT28 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Manhattan, MT40 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Belgrade, MT43 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Three Forks, MT44 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bozeman, MT48 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 October 13, 2017 at 4:04 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTCES-000176.