Whitten Fire
The Whitten Fire was reported on July 3, 2021 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 1,294 acres. It was declared out on August 2, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,294 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2021
- Personnel
- 34
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.361, -106.689.
The incident
- Size
- 1,294 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2021 at 4:55 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 5, 2021 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 7, 2021 at 11:25 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 2, 2021 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Other Natural Cause
- Location
- 18 Miles south of Lame Deer, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $145,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-MTMCD-000214
- IRWIN identifier
- DC23C709-4A6E-4DA5-BF04-E12A43980F50
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Busby, 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 August 27, 2021 at 8:48 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-MTMCD-000214.