Frenchman Fire
The Frenchman Fire burned 1,210 acres in Valley County, Montana, in 2005. It was discovered on August 1, 2005, and contained on August 1, 2005. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,210 acres
- Discovered
- August 1, 2005
- Contained
- August 1, 2005
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.706, -107.130.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,210 acres
- Discovered
- August 1, 2005, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 1, 2005, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Valley County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Malta Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-505126
Other large fires in Montana in 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Rock Fire | 13,327 | Aug 9, 2005 | Natural |
| I-90 Complex (Tarkio) Fire | 9,082 | Aug 4, 2005 | Human |
| Seepay 2 Fire | 8,500 | Aug 28, 2005 | Human |
| Rockin Fire | 6,869 | Aug 3, 2005 | Natural |
| Sheep Fire | 6,778 | Sep 9, 2005 | Natural |
| Heartland Fire | 6,689 | Sep 9, 2005 | Natural |
| Big Horn Fire | 5,800 | Jul 16, 2005 | Natural |
| Hazard Lake Wfu Fire | 5,731 | Aug 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Kelly Point Fire | 3,875 | Aug 6, 2005 | Human |
| Cottonwood Creek Fire | 3,485 | Aug 26, 2005 | Natural |
| Prospect Fire | 3,200 | Aug 6, 2005 | Natural |
| Erickson Spring Fire | 2,700 | Aug 22, 2005 | 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.