Christensen Fire
The Christensen Fire was reported on July 16, 2021 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 13,175 acres. It was declared out on January 11, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,175 acres
- Contained
- 20%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2021
- Personnel
- 1
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 3, 2021 at 9:51 PM MDT, 12,436 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 45.781, -113.226.
The incident
- Size
- 13,175 acres
- Containment
- 20%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2021 at 1:13 PM MDT
- Declared out
- January 11, 2022 at 10:50 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 12 Miles West of Wise River MT
- County
- Beaverhead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Wise River
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,077,295
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTBDF-006298
- IRWIN identifier
- 1C555478-5D68-4445-B41F-2DCA9CA16BBE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Anaconda, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Anaconda, MT28 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Warm Springs, MT35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Butte, MT37 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Dillon, MT48 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Deer Lodge, MT49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Salmon, ID53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 February 10, 2022 at 8:34 AM MST. Identifier 2021-MTBDF-006298.