West Fork Fire
The West Fork Fire was reported on August 30, 2017 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 20,072 acres. It was declared out on January 9, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,072 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.508, -115.649.
The incident
- Size
- 20,072 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2017 at 10:48 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 16, 2017 at 2:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- January 9, 2018 at 1:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 miles NW of Libby, MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTKNF-000222
- IRWIN identifier
- EC601E7E-BAF7-42F6-BC88-20AD8257C05A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Libby, 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 30, 2018 at 10:51 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTKNF-000222.