Ridgetop Fire
The Ridgetop Fire was reported on August 1, 2019 in Petroleum County, Montana and burned 11,128 acres. It was declared out on September 6, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 11,128 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2019
- Personnel
- 17
Radar
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Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 47.502, -108.225.
The incident
- Size
- 11,128 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2019 at 11:29 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 6, 2019 at 3:19 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 16, 2019 at 3:40 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 6, 2019 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 55 miles North of Winnett, MT
- County
- Petroleum County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Winnett
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $810,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-MTLG55-000103
- IRWIN identifier
- BDFF81B5-02FD-44A6-848E-418B8FAC3FD1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnett, 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 September 6, 2019 at 11:11 AM MDT. Identifier 2019-MTLG55-000103.