ShaneRidge Fire
The ShaneRidge Fire burned 1,000 acres in Carbon County, Montana, in 2006. It was discovered on July 11, 2006, and contained on July 15, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 11, 2006
- Contained
- July 15, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.492, -109.084.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 634 acres
- Discovered
- July 11, 2006, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 15, 2006, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Carbon County
- Reporting unit
- Custer Gallatin National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- MTNRC
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1437664
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
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 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Fire | 207,115 | Aug 22, 2006 | Natural |
| Canyon Creek Fire | 128,532 | ||
| Pine Ridge Complex | 121,687 | Jul 12, 2006 | Natural |
| Black Pulaski Fire | 117,292 | Jul 17, 2006 | Natural |
| Chippy Creek Fire | 98,980 | ||
| Bundy Railroad Fire | 91,897 | Jul 12, 2006 | Natural |
| Lost Creek (Black Pulaski Complex) Fire | 38,561 | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| Wyman #2 Fire | 35,482 | ||
| Red Eagle Fire | 34,203 | Jul 28, 2006 | Natural |
| Thompson Creek Fire | 33,653 | ||
| 8 Mile Saddle Fire | 25,926 | ||
| Jungle Fire | 25,828 | Aug 31, 2006 | 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.