Black Butte Fire
The Black Butte Fire was reported on July 15, 2020 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 1,356 acres. It was declared out on July 29, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,356 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2020
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped July 16, 2020 at 7:00 AM MDT, 1,356 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.355, -106.490.
The incident
- Size
- 1,356 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2020 at 2:21 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 16, 2020 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- July 16, 2020 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 29, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Farming Equipment
- Location
- 4 miles north of Rosebud, MT.
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Rosebud, MT
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG29-000136
- IRWIN identifier
- 024CFE3D-2AA3-4BEC-BF99-7508B3B14C24
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Forsyth, 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 July 30, 2020 at 11:04 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTLG29-000136.