Colstrip Fire
The Colstrip Fire burned 1,000 acres in Rosebud County, Montana, in 1996. It was discovered on August 31, 1996, and contained on September 2, 1996. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 31, 1996
- Contained
- September 2, 1996
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.956, -106.701.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 31, 1996, 7:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 2, 1996, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Rosebud County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Eastern Land Office
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-1996MTEAS000016
Other large fires in Montana in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powderville Fire | 62,000 | Aug 17, 1996 | Natural |
| Rosebud Creek Fire | 30,700 | Aug 5, 1996 | Natural |
| Shepard Mtn Fire | 14,890 | Aug 25, 1996 | Natural |
| Rollover Fire | 10,095 | Oct 13, 1996 | Human |
| Alkalie Fire | 10,031 | Sep 11, 1996 | |
| Colfax Fire | 7,162 | Aug 1, 1996 | Human |
| Dover Ranch Fire | 4,500 | Aug 18, 1996 | Natural |
| Laststand Fire | 4,290 | Jul 22, 1996 | Human |
| Coyote Pnf Fire | 4,283 | Jun 26, 1996 | Natural |
| WarriorsFace Fire | 4,104 | Jul 4, 1996 | Natural |
| Sharpsfire Fire | 4,000 | Aug 14, 1996 | Natural |
| Ft. Keogh Fire | 3,500 | Aug 9, 1996 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.