Wigwam Fire
The Wigwam Fire was reported on August 11, 2018 in Madison County, Montana and burned 4,087 acres. It was declared out on November 13, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,087 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2018
- Personnel
- 43
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.153, -111.932.
The incident
- Size
- 4,087 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2018 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 11, 2018 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 1, 2018 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 13, 2018 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 miles SW of Ennis, MT
- County
- Madison County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Ennis, MT
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 43
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTBDF-003305
- IRWIN identifier
- 44869022-8CB5-458D-AC2D-15D14EC5DE15
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, MT10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Big Sky, MT29 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Dillon, MT35 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Whitehall, MT50 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Four Corners, MT50 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- West Yellowstone, MT53 miles southeast 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 8:31 AM MST. Identifier 2018-MTBDF-003305.