Boulder Lake Fire
The Boulder Lake Fire was reported on September 3, 2022 in Missoula County, Montana and burned 1,831 acres. It was declared out on October 25, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,831 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped October 26, 2022 at 1:55 PM MDT, 1,831 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 47.071, -113.820.
The incident
- Size
- 1,831 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2022 at 8:50 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 25, 2022 at 9:52 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 25, 2022 at 9:52 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 miles Northeast of Missoula, MT
- County
- Missoula County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Missoula
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $235,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MTLNF-201228
- IRWIN identifier
- 4B74BA81-A324-485B-BF14-DBB8A53CD36E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bonner-West Riverside, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Bonner-West Riverside, MT14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- East Missoula, MT15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Missoula, MT16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Seeley Lake, MT17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Homes, MT18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Frenchtown, MT20 miles west of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2022 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 October 25, 2022 at 9:53 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-MTLNF-201228.