Garceau Fire
The Garceau Fire was reported on August 16, 2022 in Lake County, Montana and burned 6,724 acres. It was declared out on October 22, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,724 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2022
- Personnel
- 133
Map
Perimeter mapped November 2, 2022 at 2:46 PM MDT, 6,724 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 47.696, -114.525.
The incident
- Size
- 6,724 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2022 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 29, 2022 at 3:56 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 22, 2022 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 MILES NE HOT SPRINGS MT
- County
- Lake County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- HOT SPRINGS MT
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 133
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MTFHA-000130
- IRWIN identifier
- C19AB0B2-8CA5-418B-B874-EFCBAACB4D4E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 October 24, 2022 at 9:49 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-MTFHA-000130.