Gass Flats Fire
The Gass Flats Fire was reported on September 22, 2020 in Treasure County, Montana and burned 10,744 acres. It was fully contained on September 28, 2020.
- Size
- 10,744 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 22, 2020
- Personnel
- 38
Map
Perimeter mapped September 26, 2020 at 6:06 AM MDT, 10,958 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 45.992, -107.279.
The incident
- Size
- 10,744 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 22, 2020 at 9:54 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 28, 2020 at 4:55 PM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Lightning
- Location
- 15 Miles SE of Custer, MT
- County
- Treasure County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Custer
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 38
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $850,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG33-201023
- IRWIN identifier
- 5DDB9927-8AD8-4054-908A-9F84EFF38A62
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hysham, 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 14, 2021 at 11:33 AM MST. Identifier 2020-MTLG33-201023.