Weasel Fire
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Date(s)September 2, 2017 – November 2, 2017
LocationKootenai National Forest, Montana, United States
Burned area3,925 acres (16 km2)
| Weasel Fire | |
|---|---|
 Weasel Fire on September 13, 2017 | |
| Date(s) | September 2, 2017 – November 2, 2017 |
| Location | Kootenai National Forest, Montana, United States |
| Coordinates | 48°57′14″N 114°43′48″W / 48.954°N 114.73°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 3,925 acres (16 km2) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
  Location of fire in Montana. | |
The Weasel Fire was a wildfire 17 miles northeast of Eureka in the Kootenai National Forest in Montana in the United States. The fire was started by a lightning strike and first reported on September 2, 2017. The fire burned a total of 3,925 acres (16 km2) and was one of three fires, alongside the Gibralter Fire and Caribou Fire, burning in the vicinity at the same time.
July 30, 2022, another fire was also named the Weasel Fire. According to the Montana DNRC website the location is 48.976646977409395, -114.7491624746314, about 15 miles northeast of Eureka in the Kootenai National Forest in Montana in the United States.
