Great Divide - Dawson Fire
The Great Divide - Dawson Fire was reported on January 13, 2021 in Dawson County, Montana and burned 3,204 acres. It was declared out on January 13, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,204 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 13, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 3,206 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.342, -105.268.
The incident
- Size
- 3,204 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 13, 2021 at 5:55 PM MST
- Contained
- January 13, 2021 at 8:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- January 13, 2021 at 8:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Utilities, Power Generation/Transmission
- Location
- 13 miles SE of Circle, MT
- County
- Dawson County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTLG16-000004
- IRWIN identifier
- D8AB1F27-C152-4144-B7AE-B9E656614B5F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Circle, 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 February 11, 2021 at 2:56 PM MST. Identifier 2021-MTLG16-000004.