Montana wildfires

Tongue River Complex

ContainedRosebud County, Montana2017Complex

The Tongue River Complex was reported on July 9, 2017 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 32,965 acres. It is 100 percent contained.

Size
32,965 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 9, 2017
Personnel
17

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.302, -106.533.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Lame Deer

The incident

Size
32,965 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 9, 2017 at 8:17 AM MDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
18 miles south of Lame Deer, MT.
County
Rosebud County
State
Montana
Protecting agency
BLM
Personnel assigned
17
Incident management
Type 3 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$26,500,000
Incident type
Complex
Unique fire identifier
2017-MTMCD-000163
IRWIN identifier
670BD022-34BE-4759-81E6-DF38503A1D3F

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lame Deer, 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 July 25, 2017 at 4:48 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTMCD-000163.