Oil Fire
The Oil Fire was reported on September 2, 2020 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 3,228 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,228 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.741, -107.685.
The incident
- Size
- 3,228 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2020 at 1:23 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 4, 2020 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 14, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Utilities, Power Generation/Transmission
- Location
- 53 miles NW of Hysham, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG29-000348
- IRWIN identifier
- C91BC210-7E2D-426C-B717-2DBE4F570E61
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Winnett, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 November 2, 2020 at 12:34 PM MST. Identifier 2020-MTLG29-000348.