Monument Fire
The Monument Fire was reported on August 6, 2018 in Madison County, Montana and burned 6,614 acres. It was declared out on November 13, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,614 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2018
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.978, -111.857.
The incident
- Size
- 6,614 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2018 at 7:39 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 11, 2018 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 13, 2018 at 1:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 13, 2018 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 miles south-southwest of Ennis, MT
- County
- Madison County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Ennis
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTBDF-003284
- IRWIN identifier
- 93285A28-5DC1-4A3D-9707-453E04F9B8CD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Virginia City, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Virginia City, MT22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Big Sky, MT32 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Dillon, MT41 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- West Yellowstone, MT43 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Four Corners, MT57 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Whitehall, MT63 miles north 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 November 28, 2018 at 8:33 AM MST. Identifier 2018-MTBDF-003284.