Thirteen Mile Fire
The Thirteen Mile Fire was reported on August 9, 2021 in Dawson County, Montana and burned 1,992 acres. It was declared out on September 1, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,992 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2021
- Personnel
- 12
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 47.295, -104.604.
The incident
- Size
- 1,992 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2021 at 2:07 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 11, 2021 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 1, 2021 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 13 miles NE of Glendive, MT
- County
- Dawson County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTLG16-000442
- IRWIN identifier
- 115B507A-1D6F-432B-9D29-8DE75C571413
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Glendive, 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 September 2, 2021 at 3:02 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-MTLG16-000442.