Falling Star Fire
The Falling Star Fire was reported on August 2, 2020 in Stillwater County, Montana and burned 2,271 acres. It was fully contained on August 4, 2020.
- Size
- 2,271 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2020
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 2,280 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 45.698, -108.915.
The incident
- Size
- 2,271 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2020 at 12:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 4, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Other Human Cause, Cutting/Welding
- Location
- 4 miles North of Park City, MT
- County
- Stillwater County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Park City
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG32-200340
- IRWIN identifier
- F13A1206-2746-403F-A224-3737CBC3CA16
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Park City, 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 January 25, 2021 at 9:21 AM MST. Identifier 2020-MTLG32-200340.