Sprague Fire
The Sprague Fire was reported on August 10, 2017 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 16,982 acres. It was declared out on January 2, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,982 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2017
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.607, -113.829.
The incident
- Size
- 16,982 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2017 at 8:36 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 15, 2017 at 10:15 AM MST
- Controlled
- December 11, 2017 at 9:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- January 2, 2018 at 11:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 miles NE of West Glacier, MT
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- West Glacier
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTGNP-000526
- IRWIN identifier
- 4A6A1974-0452-45CD-9324-CBC5B0DF392D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Coram, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Coram, MT16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Columbia Falls, MT23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Whitefish, MT27 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Evergreen, MT33 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kalispell, MT36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Browning, MT37 miles east 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 January 2, 2018 at 11:17 AM MST. Identifier 2017-MTGNP-000526.