Balsinger Fire
The Balsinger Fire was reported on July 8, 2021 in Cascade County, Montana and burned 8,584 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,584 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped August 11, 2021 at 7:00 AM MDT, 8,584 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.993, -110.933.
The incident
- Size
- 8,584 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021 at 1:47 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2021 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 16, 2021 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- County
- Cascade County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $22,125,000
- Part of
- Divide Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTHLF-005075
- IRWIN identifier
- E4A175FC-9D5B-485B-BDDC-99890ECB0A55
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Belt, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Belt, MT27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT37 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT39 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sun Prairie, MT46 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT52 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT54 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2021 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 December 7, 2021 at 3:23 PM MST. Identifier 2021-MTHLF-005075.