Rice Fire
The Rice Fire was reported on September 2, 2020 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 16,371 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,371 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2020
- Personnel
- 137
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 16,371 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.685, -106.269.
The incident
- Size
- 16,371 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2020 at 2:15 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 7, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 25, 2020 at 4:34 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 14, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Coal Seam
- Location
- 6 miles North of Ashland, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 137
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG29-000349
- IRWIN identifier
- B559229E-682E-49CC-94F5-FC27D54AEA7A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ashland, 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 October 28, 2020 at 10:34 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTLG29-000349.