Wildfire Incident Report
Prepared: Thursday, October 31, 2024 12:14:05 AM MDTWildfire Incident Report
Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center
La Grande, OR, USA
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Incident #
2023-MTHLF-005210
FWAC Incident ID
40848036
Incident Name
Sidney Fire
Last Updated
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 10:33 AM MST
(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)
Fire Reported
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 7:59 AM MDT
(1 year, 3 months ago)
(1 year, 3 months ago)
State
Montana
Incident Type
Wildfire
Location
19.4 miles SSW of Browning, MT
Responsible Agency
US Forest Service 
Responsible Fire Unit
Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest
Fuels
Timber - Grass
Notes
Contain: 09/21/2023 15:08 | Control: 12/13/2023 14:30 | Out: 12/13/2023 14:30
Current Weather
Fire Growth Potential
Fire Weather Forecast
Incident Overview
On August 1, the Rocky Mountain Ranger District trail crew reported a fire near Sidney Creek approximately 7-8 miles south of Highway 2 and 2.5 miles west from the Badger Cabin admin site. The fire is located in Pondera County. Two fire footprints near the fire from 2007 and 2017 provide opportunities for fire management since fuels in these footprints are less dense and suppression actions are most likely to be effective.
Last Updated
Fri, Aug 4, 2023 1:53 PM UTC
Incident Type
Wildfire
Cause
Lightning/Natural
Fire Discovered
Tue, Aug 1, 2023 2:59 PM UTC
Location
34 miles south of Browning, MT
Incident Commander
Kyle Marquardt (Incident Commander)
Rory Hendrickson (Incident Commander Trainee)
Type 4 IC
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Rory Hendrickson (Incident Commander Trainee)
Type 4 IC
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Coordinates
48.269444444444, -113.18777777778
Total Personnel
6
Size
100 Acres
Containment
0%
Fuels Involved
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Planned Actions
Helicopter will continue water drops over fire
Incident Map
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