Lower Weigel Fire
The Lower Weigel Fire was reported on May 9, 2025 in Lincoln County, Montana and burned 102 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2025.
- Size
- 102 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 9, 2025
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped March 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM MDT, 101 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.373, -114.991.
The incident
- Size
- 102 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM MDT
- Contained
- May 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 30 miles E of Libby MT
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $125,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-MTNWS-000072L
- IRWIN identifier
- 7740D3F7-5A70-41CF-BBF9-5E882DE82D54
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 13, 2025 (102 acres) to March 16, 2026 (101 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2025 | 102 | |
| May 21, 2025 | 101 | -1 |
| March 16, 2026 | 101 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Trego, 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 August 30, 2026 at 10:24 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-MTNWS-000072L.