Snider Fire
The Snider Fire was reported on September 2, 2020 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 34,527 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 34,527 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2020
- Personnel
- 76
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 33,969 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.884, -106.261.
The incident
- Size
- 34,527 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 2, 2020 at 12:31 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 7, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 1, 2020 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 14, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Coal Seam
- Location
- 20 miles N of Ashland, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 76
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,330,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTLG29-000346
- IRWIN identifier
- C1182CC3-24E8-4504-92EA-E12A6103A85D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Colstrip, 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 October 28, 2020 at 10:34 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTLG29-000346.