Brownstone Fire
The Brownstone Fire was reported on August 2, 2018 in Powell County, Montana and burned 4,071 acres. It was declared out on November 8, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,071 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2018
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.519, -113.188.
The incident
- Size
- 4,071 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2018 at 12:46 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 25, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 30, 2018 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 25 miles east of Condon Montana. 35 miles west of Augusta Montana
- County
- Powell County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTFNF-000280
- IRWIN identifier
- 0B401F83-F70E-4376-AC06-E805B9B3D69F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Seeley Lake, 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 November 8, 2018 at 10:14 AM MST. Identifier 2018-MTFNF-000280.