Gibralter Ridge Fire
The Gibralter Ridge Fire was reported on August 7, 2017 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 12,938 acres. It was declared out on November 2, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,938 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2017
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.857, -114.857.
The incident
- Size
- 12,938 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2017 at 9:06 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 2, 2017 at 11:58 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 2, 2017 at 11:59 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 2, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 miles east of Eureka, MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Eureka
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,720,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTKNF-000161
- IRWIN identifier
- 50DA9D03-0657-4843-8975-FB27E54E6FBC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eureka, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Eureka, MT9 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Whitefish, MT39 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Libby, MT45 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Columbia Falls, MT46 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Evergreen, MT51 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Kalispell, MT52 miles southeast 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 November 2, 2017 at 11:47 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTKNF-000161.