Missoula County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
1,234 acres Aug 5, 6:00 PM
|
1,235 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+1 acres
was 1,234 acres · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
|
+1 acres
in 12 days
|
| Containment |
93% Aug 5, 6:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+7 percent
was 93% · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
|
+7 percent
in 12 days
|
| Crew size |
213 Aug 5, 6:00 PM
|
129
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
−84
was 213 · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
|
−84
in 12 days
|
| Money spent |
$7.3M Aug 5, 6:00 PM
|
$7.8M
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+$555,000
was $7.3M · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
|
+$555,000
in 12 days
|
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The Elder 1 Fire is a wildfire near Missoula County, Montana. It has burned about 1,235 acres (about 936 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 129 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 8:00 a.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
77°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 5% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 3 mph WSW · 5% chance of rain
Tuesday
77°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 6 mph WSW · 5% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
55°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 mph WSW · 3% chance of rain
Wednesday
78°F · Sunny
Wind 1 to 5 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 8:04 a.m. CDT.
About 129 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $8 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:
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