Richards Coulee Fire
The Richards Coulee Fire was reported on August 15, 2015 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 1,967 acres. It was declared out on August 21, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,967 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2015
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 45.805, -106.768.
The incident
- Size
- 1,967 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2015 at 12:42 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 16, 2015 at 10:44 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $40,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-MTMCD-000364
- IRWIN identifier
- 134A9368-CE0B-4081-99DE-43A338923B8B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Colstrip, 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 June 12, 2016 at 11:17 AM MDT. Identifier 2015-MTMCD-000364.