Wildfire — Northern Park County, Montana

2021-07-17 to 2021-07-31 · Northern Park County, Montana

Event narrative

Please see Episode Narrative.

Wider weather episode

The lightning-caused fire started on July 17th in the northeast Crazy Mountains, 24 miles southwest of Harlowton. Driven by an unusual east wind, the fire made a significant run to the west late on July 30th but was stopped short of homes and other structures in the Shields River area. Total personnel on the fire was around 100 with 21,876 acres burned. Estimated containment is mid-October. Fuels involved were short grass and timber. For more information, please see the latest GACC (Geographic Area Coordination Center) Detailed Situation Report.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 966940. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.