Bunting Fire
The Bunting Fire was reported on August 10, 2019 in Petroleum County, Montana and burned 1,168 acres. It was declared out on September 12, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,168 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2019
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.557, -108.004.
The incident
- Size
- 1,168 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2019 at 9:46 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2019 at 11:27 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2019 at 11:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 12, 2019 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 55 miles NNE of Winnett, MT
- County
- Petroleum County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Winnett, MT
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $98,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-MTCMR-000134
- IRWIN identifier
- 5FE21DAF-EDC3-4D6D-9ECA-2A4F9BB5A440
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnett, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Winnett, MT42 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Malta, MT56 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fort Belknap Agency, MT73 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lewistown, MT75 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Glasgow, MT77 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Roundup, MT81 miles south of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2019 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 December 17, 2019 at 8:10 AM MST. Identifier 2019-MTCMR-000134.