Rattlesnake Fire
The Rattlesnake Fire was reported on August 30, 2018 in Lake County, Montana and burned 1,374 acres. It was declared out on October 4, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,374 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2018
- Personnel
- 55
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.750, -114.540.
The incident
- Size
- 1,374 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2018 at 1:53 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 10, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 16, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 4, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- FIRE IS 9 MILES NE OF HOT SPRINGS MT
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- HOT SPRINGS
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 55
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $950,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTFHA-000190
- IRWIN identifier
- 9DD67016-ABEA-4A54-AFB6-4A5FCBB71D84
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, 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 October 4, 2018 at 2:19 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-MTFHA-000190.