Dutch Fire
The Dutch Fire burned 19,247 acres in Powder River County, Montana, in 2012. It was discovered on September 10, 2012, and contained on September 15, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 19,247 acres
- Discovered
- September 10, 2012
- Contained
- September 15, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 19,248 acres. Point of origin as reported, 45.150, -105.887.
The record
- Reported final size
- 19,247 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 19,248 acres
- Discovered
- September 10, 2012, 1:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 15, 2012, 7:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Montana
- County
- Powder River County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Miles City Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- MTNRC
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-644657
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
- Note on the perimeter
- GPSMap60CSX
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 |
| 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 |
| Ester Lake Fire | 10,924 | Aug 24, 2012 | Human |
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.