Montana wildfires

MM19 Fire

OutYellowstone County, Montana2017Wildfire

The MM19 Fire was reported on August 31, 2017 in Yellowstone County, Montana and burned 1,806 acres. It was declared out on September 9, 2017. The cause is listed as human.

Size
1,806 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 31, 2017

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.067, -108.455.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Shepherd

The incident

Size
1,806 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 31, 2017 at 5:01 PM MDT
Contained
September 1, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
Declared out
September 9, 2017 at 3:00 PM MDT
Cause
Human
Location
17 Miles North of Billings MT
County
Yellowstone County
State
Montana
Nearest city reported
Billings
Protecting agency
C&L
Incident management
Type 4 IC
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$45,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2017-MTLG03-700754
IRWIN identifier
A96B5DF2-4A89-4A23-A8AB-A271ECC421BE

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shepherd, 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 September 9, 2017 at 3:23 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTLG03-700754.