Montana wildfires

Lark Fire

OutPetroleum County, Montana2019Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Winnett

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.