Margaret Fire
The Margaret Fire was reported on August 22, 2022 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 1,554 acres. It was declared out on November 3, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,554 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped March 7, 2023 at 11:39 AM MST, 1,554 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.099, -113.812.
The incident
- Size
- 1,554 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2022 at 3:07 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 26, 2022 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 3, 2022 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 miles east of Bigfork, MT. West side of Hungry Horse Reservoir.
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Bigfork
- 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
- $38,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MTFNF-000567
- IRWIN identifier
- 265EECEE-38E2-4D45-AA0B-ADEA5D747C8F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bigfork, 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 November 3, 2022 at 8:45 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-MTFNF-000567.