Incident #
2023-MTHLF-005210
FWAC Incident ID
40848036
Last Updated
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 10:33 AM MST
(8 months ago)
Fire Reported
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 7:59 AM MDT
(1 year, 1 month 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
Notes
Contain: 09/21/2023 15:08 | Control: 12/13/2023 14:30 | Out: 12/13/2023 14:30
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
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