Montana wildfires

Sunrise Fire

OutMineral County, Montana2017Wildfire

The Sunrise Fire was reported on July 16, 2017 in Mineral County, Montana and burned 26,310 acres. It was declared out on November 17, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
26,310 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 16, 2017
Personnel
5

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.037, -114.879.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Superior

The incident

Size
26,310 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 16, 2017 at 7:39 PM MDT
Contained
October 17, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
Controlled
October 25, 2017 at 10:00 AM MDT
Declared out
November 17, 2017 at 12:15 PM MST
Cause
Natural
Location
11 miles southeast of Superior, MT
County
Mineral County
State
Montana
Nearest city reported
Superior, MT
Protecting agency
FS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
5
Incident management
Type 4 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$31,700,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2017-MTLNF-001336
IRWIN identifier
91A18EB5-F00B-406B-AF05-3EE9617674F5

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Superior, MT covers the area today.

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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 January 2, 2018 at 12:07 PM MST. Identifier 2017-MTLNF-001336.