Microwave Fire
The Microwave Fire was reported on July 20, 2017 in Big Horn County, Montana and burned 6,039 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 6,039 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.518, -107.832.
The incident
- Size
- 6,039 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2017 at 1:02 PM MDT
- Cause
- Not reported
- Location
- 37 Miles SE of Billings MT
- County
- Big Horn County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- St Xavier MT
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTCRA-017096
- IRWIN identifier
- 6680E183-B4A8-4593-BD16-5C75E4708F8B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hardin, 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 July 31, 2017 at 3:19 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTCRA-017096.