Wessel Ranch Fire
The Wessel Ranch Fire burned 1,200 acres in Yellowstone County, Montana, in 1999. It was discovered on August 30, 1999, and contained on September 1, 1999. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 1999
- Contained
- September 1, 1999
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.363, -107.934.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 1999, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- September 1, 1999, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Montana
- County
- Yellowstone County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Southern Land Office
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-1999MTSOS000011
Other large fires in Montana in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishel Creek Fire | 33,000 | Jul 24, 1999 | Natural |
| Anaconda Fire | 10,812 | Aug 6, 1999 | Natural |
| Johnstone Fire | 7,800 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
| Outlook Fire | 6,952 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
| Powder River Complex | 6,480 | Aug 27, 1999 | Natural |
| Antelope Fire | 5,113 | Oct 31, 1999 | |
| Christmas Fire | 4,400 | Dec 16, 1999 | Human |
| Pine Ridge Fire | 3,900 | Aug 20, 1999 | Natural |
| Mill Iron Fire | 3,800 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
| Horse Thie Fire | 3,500 | Jul 24, 1999 | Natural |
| Teddy Creek Fire | 2,516 | Oct 14, 1999 | Human |
| Halloween Fire | 2,436 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
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.