Bacon Rind Fire
The Bacon Rind Fire was reported on July 20, 2018 in Gallatin County, Montana and burned 5,232 acres. It was declared out on November 5, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,232 acres
- Contained
- 31%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2018
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.968, -111.102.
The incident
- Size
- 5,232 acres
- Containment
- 31%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2018 at 8:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 5, 2018 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 5, 2018 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 24 miles north of West Yellowstone, MT
- County
- Gallatin County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-MTCGF-000095
- IRWIN identifier
- 238D0B64-949A-4C6C-A7B1-247A73597A14
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gardiner, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gardiner, MT20 miles east of the fire’s origin
- West Yellowstone, MT21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Big Sky, MT25 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Four Corners, MT48 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Bozeman, MT49 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Livingston, MT55 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 27, 2019 at 12:47 PM MST. Identifier 2018-MTCGF-000095.