Montana wildfires

BobCat Fire

OutMusselshell County, Montana2020Wildfire

The BobCat Fire was reported on September 2, 2020 in Musselshell County, Montana and burned 30,030 acres. It was declared out on December 21, 2020.

Size
30,030 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2020
Personnel
24

Map

Perimeter mapped May 4, 2021 at 4:50 PM MDT, 30,030 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.304, -108.393.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Roundup

The incident

Size
30,030 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 2, 2020 at 2:34 PM MDT
Contained
September 14, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
Controlled
December 21, 2020 at 9:41 AM MST
Declared out
December 21, 2020 at 9:41 AM MST
Cause
Unknown, Other Human Cause, Other, Unknown
Location
7 Miles Southeast of Roundup, MT
County
Musselshell County
State
Montana
Nearest city reported
Roundup
Protecting agency
C&L
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
24
Incident management
Type 2 Team
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$10,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2020-MTLG23-200899
IRWIN identifier
5EF2FBCA-7D0E-431F-9A04-743804054FAA

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Roundup, 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 May 1, 2021 at 2:21 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTLG23-200899.