Box Elder Fire
The Box Elder Fire was reported on July 1, 2021 in Powder River County, Montana and burned 1,650 acres. It was declared out on July 30, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,650 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2021
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 45.666, -105.677.
The incident
- Size
- 1,650 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2021 at 2:52 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 3, 2021 at 12:09 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 30, 2021 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment
- Location
- 23 miles NW of Broadus, MT
- County
- Powder River County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $185,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTLG09-000198
- IRWIN identifier
- 3E00B9E8-5300-4D25-BD3C-B5DDA42B2FC5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, 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 November 30, 2021 at 11:58 AM MST. Identifier 2021-MTLG09-000198.