Lump Gulch Fire
The Lump Gulch Fire was reported on June 13, 2020 in Jefferson County, Montana and burned 1,073 acres. It was declared out on September 1, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,073 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2020
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM MST, 985 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 46.495, -112.071.
The incident
- Size
- 1,073 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2020 at 3:42 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 29, 2020 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 1, 2020 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles southwest of Helena
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Clancy
- Protecting agency
- DNRC
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $830,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTCES-000049
- IRWIN identifier
- 29CD5560-D155-4521-B625-565F363F1A80
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clancy, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Clancy, MT5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena, MT7 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Montana City, MT7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena West Side, MT7 miles north of the fire’s origin
- East Helena, MT10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT11 miles northeast 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 September 7, 2020 at 5:37 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTCES-000049.