Patriot Fire
The Patriot Fire was reported on August 27, 2020 in Yellowstone County, Montana and burned 1,259 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2020.
- Size
- 1,259 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 27, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 1,213 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 46.375, -107.688.
The incident
- Size
- 1,259 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 27, 2020 at 4:07 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2020 at 2:43 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2020 at 10:52 AM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Lightning
- Location
- 18 Miles North of Custer, MT
- County
- Yellowstone County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Custer
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG03-200838
- IRWIN identifier
- 04010825-BEF3-4692-8D12-36A952383659
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 11:38 AM MST. Identifier 2020-MTLG03-200838.