Meagher County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
386 acres Aug 6, 6:00 PM
|
400 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+14 acres
was 386 acres · Aug 6, 6:00 PM
|
+14 acres
in 9 days
|
| Containment |
74% Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
85%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+11 percent
was 74% · Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
+11 percent
in about 12 hours
|
| Crew size |
101 Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
98
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
−3
was 101 · Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
−3
in about 12 hours
|
| Money spent |
$5.7M Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
$5.8M
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+$138,418
was $5.7M · Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
+$138,418
in about 12 hours
|
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The Ant Park Fire is a wildfire near Meagher County, Montana. It has burned about 400 acres (about 303 football fields). Crews have boxed in 85% of its edge; the other 15% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 98 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 5:00 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.
Overnight
42°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 6 mph SSW · 20% chance of rain
Sunday
70°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 6 to 12 mph W · 36% chance of rain
Sunday Night
42°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 37% chance of rain
Monday
70°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 13 mph W · 12% chance of rain
Monday Night
44°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 10 mph WSW · 24% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 5:02 a.m. CDT.
About 98 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $6 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 1 other active fire, closest first:
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