Lame Deer Fire
The Lame Deer Fire was reported on August 10, 2021 in Big Horn County, Montana and burned 5,427 acres. It was declared out on September 28, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,427 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2021
- Personnel
- 16
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped August 10, 2021 at 7:44 PM MDT, 5,427 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 45.665, -106.828.
The incident
- Size
- 5,427 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 10, 2021 at 2:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2021 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 11, 2021 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 28, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Coal Seam
- Location
- 5 Miles NW of Lame Deer, MT
- County
- Big Horn County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTNCA-000449
- IRWIN identifier
- 996C6346-4C63-4FA8-A193-770E1DE76344
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Muddy, MT covers the area today.
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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 October 12, 2021 at 2:01 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-MTNCA-000449.