Slough Grass Fire
The Slough Grass Fire was reported on July 19, 2021 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 9,170 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,170 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2021
- Personnel
- 98
Map
Perimeter mapped June 9, 2023 at 12:12 PM MDT, 9,235 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.745, -106.795.
The incident
- Size
- 9,170 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2021 at 11:46 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2021 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 26, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 18, 2021 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Other Natural Cause
- Location
- 9 miles SW of Colstrip, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 98
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTLG29-000320
- IRWIN identifier
- BBED51C0-7625-4CC5-9FAC-B1297F6532BC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Muddy, 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 August 24, 2021 at 3:11 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-MTLG29-000320.