Wiltse Fire
The Wiltse Fire was reported on September 15, 2020 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 1,047 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,047 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 15, 2020
- Personnel
- 41
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.706, -105.993.
The incident
- Size
- 1,047 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 15, 2020 at 6:01 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 20, 2020 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 23, 2020 at 11:37 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 14, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Coal Seam
- Location
- 15 miles NE of Ashland, MT
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 41
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTMCD-000378
- IRWIN identifier
- 09509DA4-590D-43E2-A28B-035FC42DC19F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ashland, MT covers the area today.
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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 October 28, 2020 at 10:33 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTMCD-000378.