Whetstone Ridge Fire
The Whetstone Ridge Fire was reported on July 13, 2017 in Granite County, Montana and burned 3,621 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,621 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2017
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 46.049, -113.647.
The incident
- Size
- 3,621 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2017 at 8:27 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2017 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 15, 2017 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 air miles SW of Philipsburg, MT
- County
- Granite County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Philipsburg, MT
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,498,320
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTBDF-002213
- IRWIN identifier
- B1FF6B8A-D263-4414-92AA-2E690CE4532E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Darby, 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 February 12, 2020 at 11:31 AM MST. Identifier 2017-MTBDF-002213.