Scalp Fire
The Scalp Fire was reported on August 15, 2017 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 20,810 acres. It was declared out on November 13, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,810 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.957, -113.071.
The incident
- Size
- 20,810 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2017 at 6:38 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 13, 2017 at 12:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- November 13, 2017 at 1:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Bow Mtn. Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $85,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTFNF-000601
- IRWIN identifier
- 0266D994-F282-4816-B40F-016974BEECBB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Heart Butte, 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 2, 2020 at 8:30 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTFNF-000601.