Lee Creek Fire
The Lee Creek Fire was reported on July 6, 2017 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 4,007 acres. It was declared out on August 17, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,007 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2017
- Personnel
- 82
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.239, -106.408.
The incident
- Size
- 4,007 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2017 at 1:13 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 16, 2017 at 10:58 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 17, 2017 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 17, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 miles SW of Ashland, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 82
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTMCD-000137
- IRWIN identifier
- DC633F3C-3A5D-4A7F-9C8F-7B58722D3297
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ashland, 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 October 13, 2017 at 1:46 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTMCD-000137.