South Moccasin Fire
The South Moccasin Fire was reported on October 4, 2021 in Fergus County, Montana and burned 12,743 acres. It was declared out on December 13, 2021.
- Size
- 12,743 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 4, 2021
- Personnel
- 138
Map
Perimeter mapped October 4, 2021 at 5:46 PM MDT, 12,743 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 47.143, -109.534.
The incident
- Size
- 12,743 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 4, 2021 at 12:46 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 8, 2021 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- December 13, 2021 at 11:13 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 7 miles northwest of Lewistown, MT
- County
- Fergus County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 138
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTLG08-000563
- IRWIN identifier
- 29AF1E94-C4C1-4BA6-9D2C-BFD34C446418
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lewistown, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lewistown, MT7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Roundup, MT67 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Benton, MT71 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT81 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT86 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Big Timber, MT93 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 13, 2021 at 11:29 AM MST. Identifier 2021-MTLG08-000563.