Weasel Fire
The Weasel Fire was reported on September 2, 2017 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 3,925 acres. It was declared out on November 2, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,925 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.954, -114.730.
The incident
- Size
- 3,925 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2017 at 1:46 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 2, 2017 at 11:58 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 2, 2017 at 11:59 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 2, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 17 air miles northeast of Eureka, MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTKNF-000236
- IRWIN identifier
- 06B991D0-042F-4AFB-B62F-0ACFFADD3A18
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eureka, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Eureka, MT16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Whitefish, MT42 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Columbia Falls, MT47 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Libby, MT54 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Evergreen, MT54 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Kalispell, MT56 miles south 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 November 2, 2017 at 1:11 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTKNF-000236.