Sterling Complex
The Sterling Complex was reported on August 12, 2018 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 1,405 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,405 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2018
- Personnel
- 37
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 48.620, -115.102.
The incident
- Size
- 1,405 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2018 at 10:37 AM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- 18 miles south of Eureka MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 37
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,160,000
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTKNF-000205
- IRWIN identifier
- FDE8D611-9B5A-4F1D-BF53-A385D2BBBEF7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Trego, 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 February 10, 2020 at 8:05 AM MST. Identifier 2018-MTKNF-000205.