Hill Fire
The Hill Fire was reported on August 21, 2020 in Valley County, Montana and burned 3,275 acres. It was declared out on August 30, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,275 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2020
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.833, -106.933.
The incident
- Size
- 3,275 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2020 at 1:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 26, 2020 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2020 at 8:52 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 30, 2020 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 25 miles South of Glasgow, MT
- County
- Valley County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Glasgow
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $750,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTNCD-000253
- IRWIN identifier
- 8F35FE78-0AEF-459A-8D5E-ACF73949B534
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glasgow, 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 January 4, 2021 at 2:39 PM MST. Identifier 2020-MTNCD-000253.