Herman Rid Fire
The Herman Rid Fire burned 4,926 acres in Montana, in 1998. It was discovered on September 1, 1998, and contained on September 6, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 4,926 acres
- Discovered
- September 1, 1998
- Contained
- September 6, 1998
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 4,928 acres. Point of origin as reported, 47.606, -107.547.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,926 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 4,928 acres
- Discovered
- September 1, 1998, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 6, 1998, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- MTNRC
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1998MTCMR6318
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Montana in 199812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Fire | 20,921 | Aug 31, 1998 | Natural |
| Challenge Fire | 8,800 | Sep 2, 1998 | Natural |
| Kootenai Complex (Mcdonald) Fire | 8,758 | Aug 30, 1998 | Natural |
| Boyer Creek Fire | 7,038 | Sep 2, 1998 | Human |
| Burnt Shed Fire | 6,356 | Sep 8, 1998 | Natural |
| Sandburn Fire | 5,680 | May 17, 1998 | Natural |
| Bitterroot Complex (North Rye) Fire | 3,950 | Sep 2, 1998 | Human |
| Dome Fire | 3,340 | Sep 2, 1998 | Natural |
| Bowl Mtn Fire | 3,070 | Aug 9, 1998 | Natural |
| Pocket Creek Fire | 2,395 | May 27, 1998 | Natural |
| Garfield Fire | 2,050 | Jul 14, 1998 | Natural |
| Cherry Spg Fire | 2,000 | Aug 31, 1998 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.