Boxelder Fire
The Boxelder Fire was reported on October 12, 2020 in Carter County, Montana and burned 3,178 acres. It was declared out on October 21, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,178 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 12, 2020
- Personnel
- 41
Map
Perimeter mapped May 4, 2021 at 4:51 PM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.712, -104.466.
The incident
- Size
- 3,178 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 12, 2020 at 3:03 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 14, 2020 at 8:45 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 14, 2020 at 2:02 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 21, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Farming Equipment
- Location
- 16 miles SE of Ekalaka, MT
- County
- Carter County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 41
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $60,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG42-000422
- IRWIN identifier
- 4707BA41-F53C-45EA-AA72-BBE2A3741495
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ekalaka, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 November 19, 2020 at 9:25 AM MST. Identifier 2020-MTLG42-000422.