Judith River Road 2 Fire
The Judith River Road 2 Fire was reported on August 7, 2020 in Fergus County, Montana and burned 1,036 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,036 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.581, -109.548.
The incident
- Size
- 1,036 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2020 at 3:36 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2020 at 4:16 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 18, 2020 at 9:50 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2020 at 12:51 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 6 miles West of Winifred, MT
- County
- Fergus County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Winifred
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $270,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG08-000218
- IRWIN identifier
- 424F622C-78C8-4841-BFAC-AD2A550C90EE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lewistown, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lewistown, MT36 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fort Benton, MT55 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Havre, MT67 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Chinook, MT71 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fort Belknap Agency, MT72 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT76 miles west 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 January 4, 2021 at 12:59 PM MST. Identifier 2020-MTLG08-000218.