West Wind Fire
The West Wind Fire was reported on December 1, 2021 in Judith Basin County, Montana and burned 10,644 acres. It was fully contained on December 6, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 10,644 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 1, 2021
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 11,609 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 47.278, -110.171.
The incident
- Size
- 10,644 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 1, 2021 at 7:43 AM MST
- Contained
- December 6, 2021 at 3:25 PM MST
- Controlled
- December 8, 2021 at 4:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Utilities
- Location
- Fire originated about 10 miles west of Denton and burned through the Town
- County
- Judith Basin County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $325,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTLG36-000596
- IRWIN identifier
- C7240EC0-6E99-48C5-8295-966D3CAE9E8D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stanford, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stanford, MT9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lewistown, MT38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Benton, MT44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT50 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT55 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sun Prairie, MT64 miles west 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 22, 2021 at 3:47 PM MST. Identifier 2021-MTLG36-000596.