Buffalo Pasture Fire
The Buffalo Pasture Fire was reported on August 31, 2018 in Roosevelt County, Montana and burned 7,800 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,800 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2018
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.350, -105.340.
The incident
- Size
- 7,800 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2018 at 6:06 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 17, 2018 at 12:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 18 miles N of Poplar, MT
- County
- Roosevelt County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Poplar
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $379,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTFPA-000059
- IRWIN identifier
- A684C735-4042-4C9C-B8DF-43C81482063B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Poplar, MT covers the area today.
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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 October 11, 2018 at 5:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-MTFPA-000059.