Lark Fire
The Lark Fire was reported on August 12, 2019 in Petroleum County, Montana and burned 1,920 acres. It was declared out on September 12, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,920 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2019
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.472, -107.941.
The incident
- Size
- 1,920 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2019 at 2:52 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 16, 2019 at 5:07 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 3, 2019 at 11:28 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
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $275,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-MTCMR-000139
- IRWIN identifier
- CAF952E5-F49B-4EBE-A461-38CA81C1C443
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnett, MT covers the area today.
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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 September 12, 2019 at 8:54 AM MDT. Identifier 2019-MTCMR-000139.