Pumpkin Fire
The Pumpkin Fire was reported on August 6, 2020 in Custer County, Montana and burned 1,262 acres. It was declared out on August 19, 2020.
- Size
- 1,262 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2020
- Personnel
- 44
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 1,262 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.205, -105.724.
The incident
- Size
- 1,262 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 6, 2020 at 12:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 7, 2020 at 4:58 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 8, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 19, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Investigated but Undetermined
- Location
- 15 miles South of Miles City, MT
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 44
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $275,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTMCD-000223
- IRWIN identifier
- 3A16300F-45F1-4AE7-A38B-F387DAC83557
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Miles City, 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 September 14, 2020 at 8:22 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTMCD-000223.