Sourdough Fire
The Sourdough Fire was reported on October 30, 2020 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 6,352 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,352 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 30, 2020
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeter mapped March 25, 2021 at 2:44 PM MDT (hand sketch). Point of origin 44.665, -112.975.
The incident
- Size
- 6,352 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 30, 2020 at 2:29 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 16, 2020 at 8:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- November 16, 2020 at 4:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Camping, Campfire
- Location
- 14 miles West of Dell Montana
- County
- Beaverhead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Dillon
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-MTBDF-006759
- IRWIN identifier
- E19577BA-EF28-4C57-B4C0-32BEE26767A6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dillon, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Dillon, MT41 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Salmon, ID57 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Challis, ID63 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Saint Anthony, ID80 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sugar City, ID82 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Rexburg, ID82 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated March 25, 2021 at 3:01 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-MTBDF-006759.