Howe Ridge Fire
The Howe Ridge Fire was reported on August 11, 2018 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 14,522 acres. It was declared out on December 3, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 14,522 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2018
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.643, -113.916.
The incident
- Size
- 14,522 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2018 at 7:18 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 29, 2018 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 6, 2018 at 11:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 3, 2018 at 8:46 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 miles north of West Glacier, MT
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTGNP-000369
- IRWIN identifier
- DB61C8E2-9808-46C9-8B6D-3E09E0BDD331
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Coram, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Coram, MT17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Columbia Falls, MT22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Whitefish, MT25 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Evergreen, MT33 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kalispell, MT36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bigfork, MT41 miles south of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 3, 2018 at 8:44 AM MST. Identifier 2018-MTGNP-000369.