Wildfires of 2005

Dhelmers Fire

2005MontanaWildfire

The Dhelmers Fire burned 1,011 acres in Montana, in 2005. It was discovered on April 16, 2005, and contained on April 16, 2005. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,011 acres
Discovered
April 16, 2005
Contained
April 16, 2005
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.196, -104.858.

The record

Reported final size
1,011 acres
Discovered
April 16, 2005, 2:20 p.m. local time
Contained
April 16, 2005, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Montana
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Fort Peck Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-513993

Other large fires in Montana in 200512

FireAcresStartCause
Signal Rock Fire13,327Aug 9, 2005Natural
I-90 Complex (Tarkio) Fire9,082Aug 4, 2005Human
Seepay 2 Fire8,500Aug 28, 2005Human
Rockin Fire6,869Aug 3, 2005Natural
Sheep Fire6,778Sep 9, 2005Natural
Heartland Fire6,689Sep 9, 2005Natural
Big Horn Fire5,800Jul 16, 2005Natural
Hazard Lake Wfu Fire5,731Aug 22, 2005Natural
Kelly Point Fire3,875Aug 6, 2005Human
Cottonwood Creek Fire3,485Aug 26, 2005Natural
Prospect Fire3,200Aug 6, 2005Natural
Erickson Spring Fire2,700Aug 22, 2005Natural

Every fire of 2005 Montana fire history

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.