Sarpy Fire
The Sarpy Fire was reported on September 2, 2020 in Big Horn County, Montana and burned 52,010 acres. It was declared out on October 21, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 52,010 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2020
- Personnel
- 101
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 45.717, -107.056.
The incident
- Size
- 52,010 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2020 at 2:08 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 30, 2020 at 12:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 21, 2020 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Coal Seam
- Location
- 20 miles East of Hardin
- County
- Big Horn County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Hardin
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 101
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $950,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTCRA-200897
- IRWIN identifier
- 73DAFDFB-651D-413A-AD0F-3C52E19AA792
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Busby, 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 November 13, 2020 at 11:54 AM MST. Identifier 2020-MTCRA-200897.