South Yaak Fire
The South Yaak Fire was reported on July 13, 2021 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 12,381 acres. It was declared out on December 1, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,381 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2021
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 12,489 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.546, -115.922.
The incident
- Size
- 12,381 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2021 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 28, 2021 at 11:35 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 25, 2021 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- December 1, 2021 at 10:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 4 miles N of Troy, MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Troy
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTKNF-000201
- IRWIN identifier
- 178CFDFC-06F7-4B8F-A9EF-C60C9C5860C3
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 15, 2021 at 12:54 PM MST. Identifier 2021-MTKNF-000201.