Blodgett Lake Fire
The Blodgett Lake Fire was reported on August 25, 2022 in Ravalli County, Montana and burned 2,531 acres. It was declared out on November 14, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,531 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2022
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped December 16, 2022 at 3:23 PM MST, 2,317 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 46.273, -114.392.
The incident
- Size
- 2,531 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 25, 2022 at 11:06 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 3, 2022 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- November 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles west of Hamilton MT
- County
- Ravalli County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Stevensville
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,997,779
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-MTBRF-022252
- IRWIN identifier
- 0137BB9B-BD4F-4399-8245-5862C029E08B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pinesdale, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pinesdale, MT9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Hamilton, MT11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Stevensville, MT22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lolo, MT37 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orchard Homes, MT44 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Missoula, MT46 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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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 January 4, 2023 at 7:40 AM MST. Identifier 2022-MTBRF-022252.