Crying Fire
The Crying Fire was reported on July 19, 2017 in Petroleum County, Montana and burned 7,925 acres. It was declared out on September 22, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,925 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2017
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.323, -108.035.
The incident
- Size
- 7,925 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2017 at 12:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2017 at 3:52 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 30, 2017 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 22, 2017 at 10:19 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 50 miles North of Winnett, MT
- County
- Petroleum County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Winnett, MT
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $908,734
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTLG55-000203
- IRWIN identifier
- 2A95F9F4-103A-46C7-B400-D0470521BDC8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnett, 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 May 3, 2018 at 4:24 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTLG55-000203.