Rose Creek Fire
The Rose Creek Fire was reported on September 3, 2018 in Fergus County, Montana and burned 1,095 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,095 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2018
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.625, -109.366.
The incident
- Size
- 1,095 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2018 at 2:17 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2018 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 7, 2018 at 2:44 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2018 at 1:29 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 miles N. Winifred MT
- County
- Fergus County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Winifred
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTLG08-000244
- IRWIN identifier
- 72D643CE-BDA1-4155-8347-FD4380CB725D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lewistown, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lewistown, MT39 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fort Benton, MT62 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fort Belknap Agency, MT65 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Havre, MT66 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Chinook, MT67 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT85 miles west 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 October 1, 2018 at 10:45 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-MTLG08-000244.