Английская Википедия:2017 Montana wildfires
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox wildfire The 2017 Montana wildfires were a series of wildfires that burned over the course of 2017.
Overview
The 2017 fire season in Montana was exacerbated by drought conditions and Шаблон:As of, there were 21 large, active fires that had consumed over Шаблон:Convert.[1] By September 20, after rain and snow had significantly slowed most fire growth, the overall burned acreage in Montana was estimated at Шаблон:Convert.[2]
Two fires alone burned over Шаблон:Convert each. The first was the Lodgepole Complex Fire in eastern Montana, which started on July 19 and burned over Шаблон:Convert before it was declared 93% contained two weeks later.[3] The second was the Rice Ridge Fire, which was identified as the nation's top wildfire priority,[4] after it rapidly expanded from about Шаблон:Convert to over Шаблон:Convert on September 3, 2017.[5] Approximately 48 fires were burning Шаблон:As of, though some were under Шаблон:Convert.[6] The fire season began a month earlier than usual and months of June through August were the hottest and driest on record for Montana.[1] On July 29, Montana had 11.87 percent of its total land listed as in exceptional drought, the largest percentage in the nation.[7] In mid September, the eastern portion of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park was closed by ice and snow in the Rockies, while simultaneously the western portion was closed due to wildfires.[8]
Federal disaster assistance was requested by Governor Steve Bullock and FEMA granted funds for the Rice Ridge Fire near Seeley Lake, Montana, Alice Creek Fire near Lincoln, Montana, West Fork Fire near Libby, Montana, Highway 200 Complex in Sanders County, Montana and the Moose Peak Fire.[9][10] Over $280 million had been spent on firefighting by early August.[11] A number of areas were subjected to evacuation orders, including most of the town of Seeley Lake.[12] By September 18, 2017, rain and snow had significantly slowed most fires, except for parts of far northwestern Montana, near Libby, where the West Fork Fire required some evacuation orders to remain in effect.[13]
List of fires
Major fires of 2017 that consumed over Шаблон:Convert include the following (Шаблон:As of):[6]
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- Lodgepole Complex Fire, public and private land 52 miles WNW of Jordan, Шаблон:Convert
- Rice Ridge Fire, Lolo National Forest, near Seeley Lake, Montana, Шаблон:Convert
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- Meyers Fire, Beaverhead National Forest/Deerlodge National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Lolo Peak Fire, Lolo National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
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- Sapphire Complex Fire, Lolo National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Little Hogback Fire, Lolo National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Alice Creek Fire, Helena National Forest – Lewis and Clark National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Tongue River Complex Fire, Custer National Forest/Gallatin National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Liberty Fire, Flathead Indian Reservation, Шаблон:Convert
- Sunrise Fire, Lolo National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Highway 200 Complex Fire, Lolo National Forest/Kootenai National Forest, near Plains and Thompson Falls, Montana Шаблон:Convert
- Caribou Fire, near Eureka, Montana, Kootenai National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- East Fork Fire, state land in Bears Paw Mountains, south of Havre, Montana, Шаблон:Convert
- Strawberry Fire, near Dupuyer, Montana, Flathead National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Scalp Fire, Flathead National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- West Fork Fire, Kootenai National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
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- Park Creek Fire, Helena National Forest/Lewis and Clark National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Sprague Fire, Glacier National Park, Шаблон:Convert
- Moose Peak Fire, Kootenai National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Gibralter Ridge Fire, Kootenai National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- July Fire, public and private land near Zortman, Шаблон:Convert
- Whetstone Ridge Fire, Beaverhead National Forest/Deerlodge National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Reef Fire, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Flathead National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Crucifixion Creek Fire, near Heart Butte, Montana, in the Badger-Two Medicine area, Helena National Forest/Lewis and Clark National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
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- Goat Creek Fire, Lolo National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Crying Fire, public and private land 50 miles north of Winnett, Шаблон:Convert
- Blacktail Fire, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Green Ridge Complex Fire, Bitterroot National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Weasel Fire, Kootenai National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Monahan Fire, Lolo National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Blue Ridge Complex Fire, public and private land 39 miles NW of Jordan, Шаблон:Convert
- Buffalo Fire, public and private land 31 miles SW of Broadus, Шаблон:Convert
- Adair Peak Fire, Glacier National Park, Шаблон:Convert
- Conrow Fire, Beaverhead National Forest/Deerlodge National Forest, Шаблон:Convert
- Yooper Fire, SW Rural Culbertson/Richland County area, private and public land, Шаблон:Convert
Further reading
References
External links
Шаблон:2017 American wildfires Шаблон:Montana wildfires
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