Drumming Fire
The Drumming Fire was reported on August 26, 2020 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 4,351 acres. It was declared out on October 18, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,351 acres
- Contained
- 1%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped September 22, 2020 at 10:00 AM MDT, 4,364 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 48.140, -113.165.
The incident
- Size
- 4,351 acres
- Containment
- 1%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2020 at 10:56 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 18, 2020 at 11:50 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 18, 2020 at 11:55 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 23 miles SE of Essex, MT
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $180,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTFNF-000641
- IRWIN identifier
- B5EC2F0E-3CAA-47F4-9E55-3B83EEBF4CC5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Heart Butte, 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 9, 2020 at 3:41 PM MST. Identifier 2020-MTFNF-000641.