Chouteau County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
500 acres Aug 3, 9:00 AM
|
1,200 acres
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+700 acres
was 500 acres · Aug 3, 9:00 AM
|
+700 acres
in 14 days
|
| Containment |
0% Aug 3, 5:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
+100 percent
was 0% · Aug 3, 5:00 PM
|
+100 percent
in 14 days
|
| Crew size | — |
7
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
| Money spent | — |
$10,000
Aug 17, 12:01 PM
|
— |
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The Middle Coulee Fire is a wildfire near Chouteau County, Montana. It has burned about 1,200 acres (about 909 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. About 7 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 3rd at 6:00 p.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.
This Afternoon
68°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 13 mph NNW · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
43°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 3 to 10 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday
79°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 1 to 5 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
48°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 7 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
89°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny
Wind 7 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 3rd at 6:05 p.m. CDT.
About 7 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $10,000 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:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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