Government Fire
The Government Fire was reported on August 31, 2022 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 2,854 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,854 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped November 17, 2022 at 11:49 AM PST, 2,854 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.014, -115.734.
The incident
- Size
- 2,854 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2022 at 11:09 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 25, 2022 at 9:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- November 16, 2022 at 8:35 AM PST
- Declared out
- November 16, 2022 at 9:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,520,000
- Part of
- Bull Gin Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MTKNF-000240
- IRWIN identifier
- 8D18504D-9FCE-4F95-8DD3-F5A07D7CA213
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clark Fork, ID covers the area today.
Nearby
- Clark Fork, ID22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Libby, MT27 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Thompson Falls, MT34 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Osburn, ID37 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Kellogg, ID37 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Pinehurst, ID40 miles southwest 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 November 17, 2022 at 11:47 AM PST. Identifier 2022-MTKNF-000240.