Montana wildfires

Moose Ridge Fire

OutLewis and Clark County, Montana2015Wildfire

The Moose Ridge Fire was reported on August 14, 2015 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana and burned 9,863 acres. It was declared out on January 6, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
9,863 acres
Contained
4%
Discovered
August 14, 2015
Personnel
4

Map

Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.738, -112.956.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Choteau

The incident

Size
9,863 acres
Containment
4%
Discovered
August 14, 2015 at 5:45 PM MDT
Contained
January 6, 2016 at 8:00 AM MST
Declared out
January 6, 2016 at 8:01 AM MST
Cause
Natural
Location
32 miles south west of Choteau, MT
County
Lewis and Clark County
State
Montana
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
4
Incident management
Type 4 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$255,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2015-MTLCF-005067
IRWIN identifier
2A4FDF67-AE88-405F-84DB-423307BC63B9

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Choteau, MT covers the area today.

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 6, 2016 at 9:28 AM MST. Identifier 2015-MTLCF-005067.