Moose Ridge Fire
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.
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.
Nearby
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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.