Ursus Fire
The Ursus Fire was reported on August 25, 2022 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana and burned 4,224 acres. It was declared out on November 3, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,224 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped March 7, 2023 at 11:18 AM MST, 4,237 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 47.380, -113.025.
The incident
- Size
- 4,224 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2022 at 8:57 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 3, 2022 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 3, 2022 at 10:01 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 3, 2022 at 10:02 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 26 miles NE of Ovando, MT
- County
- Lewis and Clark County
- State
- Montana
- 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
- $35,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MTFNF-000592
- IRWIN identifier
- 43C9C176-2D01-433C-A229-F01DA42C7941
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Seeley Lake, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Seeley Lake, MT26 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lincoln, MT33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Choteau, MT49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Ronan, MT51 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Clinton, MT53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bonner-West Riverside, MT53 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 3, 2022 at 2:25 PM MDT. Identifier 2022-MTFNF-000592.