Bearcomesout Fire
The Bearcomesout Fire burned 1,740 acres in Montana, in 2012. It was discovered on September 16, 2012, and contained on September 20, 2012. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
- Size
- 1,740 acres
- Discovered
- September 16, 2012
- Contained
- September 20, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,990 acres. Point of origin as reported, 45.493, -106.827.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,740 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,990 acres
- Discovered
- September 16, 2012, 2:19 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 20, 2012, 12:48 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Recreation and ceremony
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Northern Cheyenne Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MT4549310682620120916
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-644690
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 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Creek Fire | 249,562 | Jun 25, 2012 | Natural |
| Chalky Fire | 152,261 | Aug 2, 2012 | Natural |
| Sarpy Hills Complex | 82,127 | Aug 1, 2012 | Natural |
| Taylor Creek Fire | 62,111 | Jul 3, 2012 | Natural |
| Delphia Fire | 40,085 | Aug 24, 2012 | Natural |
| Welder Fire | 33,318 | Sep 14, 2012 | Human |
| Dahl Fire | 22,045 | Jun 26, 2012 | Natural |
| Dutch Fire | 19,247 | Sep 10, 2012 | Natural |
| Elbow Pass Complex | 17,319 | Jul 12, 2012 | Natural |
| Bear Trap 2 Fire | 15,341 | Jun 25, 2012 | Human |
| Wolf Creek Fire | 12,160 | Jul 24, 2012 | Natural |
| Wye Fire | 12,000 | Jan 4, 2012 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.