Lodgepole Complex Fire

2017 wildfire in Montana, US
47°19′05″N 107°45′29″W / 47.318°N 107.758°W / 47.318; -107.758StatisticsBurned areaOver 270,000 acres (110,000 ha) as of July 31[1]IgnitionCauseLightning

The Lodgepole Complex Fire in Montana was the state's and the nation's largest fire of the 2017 wildfire season as of early September, 2017.[2] It burned on public and private land 52 miles WNW of Jordan and was caused by lightning on July 19. A mix of grassland and pine forest was involved. Sixteen homes and 16 unidentified structures were destroyed, and firefighting efforts cost over six million dollars.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lodgepole Complex incident page", InciWeb incident management system, US Forest Service, retrieved 2017-09-11
  2. ^ a b "Montana's million dollar fires", Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana, July 27, 2017
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