Divide Complex
The Divide Complex was reported on July 9, 2021 in Meagher County, Montana and burned 9,804 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 9,804 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2021
- Personnel
- 5
Radar
Reflectivity now over Divide Complex. Open it to see fires and the fire weather outlook on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 46.916, -111.102.
The incident
- Size
- 9,804 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 9, 2021 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Balsinger West of Neihart, MT. Ellis Fire 20 miles NW of White Sulphur Springs.
- County
- Meagher County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- White Sulphur Springs, MT
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $22,125,000
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTHLF-005079
- IRWIN identifier
- A6A8BC3B-BEE1-449F-80AF-D58F6E3F7FCE
Fires in the Divide Complex2
| Fire | County | Acres | Contained | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsinger Fire | Cascade | 8,584 | 100% | Jul 8, 2021 |
| Ellis Fire | Meagher | 1,220 | 100% | Jul 8, 2021 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for White Sulphur Springs, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- White Sulphur Springs, MT27 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Malmstrom Air Force Base, MT41 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Great Falls, MT41 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT43 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT44 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- East Helena, MT45 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Montana wildfires today Wildfires of 2021 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 September 20, 2021 at 4:29 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-MTHLF-005079.