Turtle Fire
The Turtle Fire was reported on July 16, 2017 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 1,849 acres. It was declared out on October 30, 2017.
- Size
- 1,849 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2017
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.571, -106.331.
The incident
- Size
- 1,849 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2017 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 19, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 25, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 30, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Not reported
- Location
- Fire located 2 miles SW of Ashland, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Ashland
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTNCA-017-35
- IRWIN identifier
- 07578145-64A5-4936-B911-937D432E9ED2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ashland, 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 April 19, 2022 at 9:07 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTNCA-017-35.