Burnt Peak Fire
The Burnt Peak Fire was reported on July 7, 2021 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 4,099 acres. It was declared out on December 1, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,099 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2021
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 4,099 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.340, -115.968.
The incident
- Size
- 4,099 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2021 at 10:30 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 25, 2021 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- December 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 9 miles SW of Troy, MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Troy
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $24,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTKNF-000167
- IRWIN identifier
- A8B964EB-3E58-4D6B-A2ED-1EF334D0BAE5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Troy, 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 December 9, 2021 at 10:52 AM MST. Identifier 2021-MTKNF-000167.