Yooper Fire
The Yooper Fire was reported on July 20, 2017 in Richland County, Montana and burned 7,817 acres. It was declared out on August 9, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,817 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2017
- Personnel
- 39
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.062, -104.735.
The incident
- Size
- 7,817 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2017 at 7:34 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 23, 2017 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 9, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 34 miles NW of Sidney, MT
- County
- Richland County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 39
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-MTMCD-000259
- IRWIN identifier
- 996BF4A4-F594-452E-99DE-D6DB373AAEFB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Culbertson, 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 4, 2018 at 1:09 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-MTMCD-000259.