Moss Ranch Fire
The Moss Ranch Fire was reported on July 23, 2019 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 5,310 acres. It was declared out on October 10, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,310 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2019
- Personnel
- 82
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.435, -114.357.
The incident
- Size
- 5,310 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2019 at 1:59 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 2, 2019 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 10, 2019 at 10:04 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 10, 2019 at 10:04 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 14 MILES SW OF RONAN MT
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- RONAN
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 82
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $550,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-MTFHA-000133
- IRWIN identifier
- 33A6F0F0-CACF-4421-A4BF-2A52AA1F184F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ronan, 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 October 10, 2019 at 10:05 AM MDT. Identifier 2019-MTFHA-000133.