Fire Gulch Fire
The Fire Gulch Fire was reported on June 14, 2020 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 3,487 acres. It was declared out on July 7, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,487 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2020
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 3,487 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.293, -105.717.
The incident
- Size
- 3,487 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2020 at 2:27 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 30, 2020 at 12:27 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 7, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 16 miles SW of Ashland, MT
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $80,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG09-000056
- IRWIN identifier
- 24624DEF-466B-4C8D-9E22-7EC284414615
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Broadus, MT18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT51 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Colstrip, MT60 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY70 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY70 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY75 miles south of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 All current fires
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 10:57 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTLG09-000056.