Snider Fire
The Snider Fire was reported on August 31, 2017 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 6,643 acres. It was declared out on September 15, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,643 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 45.895, -106.299.
The incident
- Size
- 6,643 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2017 at 12:21 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 1, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 15, 2017 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16 miles East of Colstrip, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $60,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTMCD-000557
- IRWIN identifier
- B1F85110-A7C6-4844-9737-979C0177ACC9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Colstrip, 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 November 2, 2017 at 11:56 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTMCD-000557.