Weasel Fire
The Weasel Fire was reported on July 30, 2022 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 2,350 acres. It was declared out on November 3, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,350 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2022
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped December 14, 2022 at 12:22 PM MST, 5,044 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.977, -114.748.
The incident
- Size
- 2,350 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2022 at 4:05 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2022 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 3, 2022 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 14 miles NE of Eureka, MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Eureka
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MTKNF-000123
- IRWIN identifier
- E7E946B5-3865-408A-8F24-64EEB39EE02B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Eureka, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Eureka, MT15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Whitefish, MT43 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Columbia Falls, MT49 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Libby, MT55 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Evergreen, MT56 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Kalispell, MT57 miles south 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 November 3, 2022 at 12:51 PM MDT. Identifier 2022-MTKNF-000123.