Ellis Fire
The Ellis Fire was reported on July 8, 2021 in Meagher County, Montana and burned 1,220 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,220 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 946 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.838, -111.272.
The incident
- Size
- 1,220 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 8, 2021 at 11:22 AM 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
- Meagher County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Part of
- Divide Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTHLF-005074
- IRWIN identifier
- 540B0706-B4D2-448E-82F0-10E8E777A57C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for White Sulphur Springs, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- White Sulphur Springs, MT27 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT34 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT34 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- East Helena, MT35 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Montana City, MT38 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Townsend, MT38 miles south 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 February 2, 2022 at 12:44 PM MST. Identifier 2021-MTHLF-005074.