Mitchell Fire
The Mitchell Fire was reported on August 24, 2017 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 1,247 acres. It was declared out on September 5, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,247 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2017
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.051, -106.477.
The incident
- Size
- 1,247 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2017 at 6:42 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 27, 2017 at 2:45 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 5, 2017 at 11:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 miles SE of Forsyth, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- 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-000487
- IRWIN identifier
- 6A3F2F46-7EB1-4642-A80B-2A9CB2371285
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Colstrip, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Colstrip, MT13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Forsyth, MT18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT31 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Miles City, MT39 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Crow Agency, MT57 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Hardin, MT59 miles west 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 September 22, 2017 at 11:03 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTMCD-000487.