Lelig Fire
The Lelig Fire was reported on July 10, 2017 in Garfield County, Montana and burned 2,229 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,229 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.134, -107.763.
The incident
- Size
- 2,229 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2017 at 4:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 12, 2017 at 10:26 AM MDT
- Controlled
- July 13, 2017 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2017 at 1:20 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 miles SW of Jordan, MT.
- County
- Garfield County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Jordan, MT
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTMCD-000173
- IRWIN identifier
- DA4B0463-BC5A-485B-9439-2F576DA5105D
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 December 4, 2018 at 2:06 PM MST. Identifier 2017-MTMCD-000173.