Lost Lake Fire
The Lost Lake Fire was reported on February 2, 2020 in Chouteau County, Montana and burned 1,041 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,041 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 2, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.658, -110.415.
The incident
- Size
- 1,041 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 2, 2020 at 8:51 AM MST
- Cause
- Human, Utilities, Power Generation/Transmission
- Location
- 15 miles SW of Fort Benton, MT
- County
- Chouteau County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Fort Benton
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG19-000005
- IRWIN identifier
- 455637A5-7A5D-4503-BA8B-C6712CC79C34
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Benton, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fort Benton, MT16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT37 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT43 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sun Prairie, MT50 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lewistown, MT62 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Havre, MT70 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 18, 2020 at 2:56 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTLG19-000005.