Elmo Fire
The Elmo Fire was reported on July 29, 2022 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 21,349 acres. It was declared out on October 13, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 21,349 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2022
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeter mapped November 2, 2022 at 2:49 PM MDT, 21,349 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.818, -114.507.
The incident
- Size
- 21,349 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2022 at 6:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 22, 2022 at 6:13 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 MILES WEST OF ELMO MT
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- ELMO MT
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MTFHA-000106
- IRWIN identifier
- EE484642-F977-4DFB-961D-FDE6A1C4C8AA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hot Springs, MT16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Polson, MT18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lakeside, MT19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Somers, MT22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Pablo, MT24 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Bigfork, MT26 miles northeast 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 13, 2022 at 4:30 PM MDT. Identifier 2022-MTFHA-000106.