Bridger Foothills Fire
The Bridger Foothills Fire was reported on September 4, 2020 in Gallatin County, Montana and burned 8,224 acres. It was declared out on October 24, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,224 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2020
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped September 4, 2020 at 9:01 PM MDT, 1 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.719, -110.975.
The incident
- Size
- 8,224 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2020 at 3:01 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 12, 2020 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Three miles northeast of Bozeman, MT.
- County
- Gallatin County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Bozeman
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,220,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTCGF-000214
- IRWIN identifier
- AF59F1DF-7FE8-444C-93F1-8387930CE5CD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bozeman, 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 29, 2020 at 8:37 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTCGF-000214.