Triple Crossing Fire
The Triple Crossing Fire was reported on July 27, 2017 in Phillips County, Montana and burned 1,763 acres. It was declared out on August 10, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,763 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2017
- Personnel
- 25
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.920, -107.488.
The incident
- Size
- 1,763 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2017 at 7:21 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2017 at 6:11 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 30, 2017 at 5:06 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 10, 2017 at 3:39 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 Miles South of Malta, MT
- County
- Phillips County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Malta, MT
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $23,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTLED-000265
- IRWIN identifier
- CF62BDA7-C224-4F13-8549-1E9B4E94718C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Malta, 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 May 23, 2018 at 3:04 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTLED-000265.