Wawa Fire
The Wawa Fire was reported on July 20, 2018 in Phillips County, Montana and burned 2,850 acres. It was declared out on August 11, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,850 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2018
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.580, -107.793.
The incident
- Size
- 2,850 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2018 at 12:35 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2018 at 4:39 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 11, 2018 at 4:45 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Mickey Butte UL Bend Wilderness Area
- County
- Phillips County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- N/A
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTCMR-000116
- IRWIN identifier
- 6C57FE96-7E04-4E80-867E-C10C40F48744
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Jordan, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Jordan, MT45 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Malta, MT54 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Glasgow, MT68 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Belknap Agency, MT77 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lewistown, MT85 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Roundup, MT86 miles southwest 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 August 11, 2018 at 4:47 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-MTCMR-000116.