Ravalli County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
75 acres Aug 6, 7:00 PM
|
67 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−8 acres
was 75 acres · Aug 6, 7:00 PM
|
−8 acres
in 11 days
|
| Containment |
60% Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
97%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+37 percent
was 60% · Aug 12, 6:00 PM
|
+37 percent
in 5 days
|
| Crew size |
13 Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
7
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−6
was 13 · Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
−6
in 1 day
|
| Money spent |
$2.4M Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
$2.4M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$27,339
was $2.4M · Aug 15, 5:01 PM
|
+$27,339
in 1 day
|
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The Butterfly Fire is a wildfire near Ravalli County, Montana. It has burned about 67 acres (about 51 football fields). Crews have boxed in 97% of its edge; the other 3% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 7 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. 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 9:00 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
68°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 3 mph WSW · 16% chance of rain
Tonight
55°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
Wind 3 mph SE · 20% chance of rain
Tuesday
67°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 mph WSW · 26% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
52°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph SW · 7% chance of rain
Wednesday
70°F · Sunny
Wind 3 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:04 a.m. CDT.
About 7 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $2 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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