Bruce Fire
The Bruce Fire was reported on July 30, 2023 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 3,613 acres. It was declared out on October 26, 2023.
- Size
- 3,613 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 19, 2023 at 3:08 PM MST, 3,710 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.904, -113.604.
The incident
- Size
- 3,613 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023 at 7:26 AM MDT
- Contained
- October 26, 2023 at 3:49 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 26, 2023 at 3:50 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 26, 2023 at 3:51 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,000,000
- Part of
- Tin Soldier Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTFNF-000498
- IRWIN identifier
- 598BA31C-2E5D-4CFF-80F3-27095BCACECF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2023 (491 acres) to September 3, 2023 (3,710 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,301 acres, mapped August 19, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2023 | 491 | |
| August 2, 2023 | 791 | +300 |
| August 3, 2023 | 890 | +99 |
| August 4, 2023 | 977 | +87 |
| August 7, 2023 | 989 | +12 |
| August 8, 2023 | 993 | +4 |
| August 12, 2023 | 1,002 | +9 |
| August 14, 2023 | 1,017 | +15 |
| August 15, 2023 | 1,034 | +17 |
| August 16, 2023 | 1,096 | +62 |
| August 17, 2023 | 2,015 | +919 |
| August 18, 2023 | 2,015 | 0 |
| August 19, 2023 | 3,316 | +1,301 |
| August 20, 2023 | 3,586 | +270 |
| August 24, 2023 | 3,614 | +28 |
| August 25, 2023 | 3,626 | +12 |
| August 26, 2023 | 3,627 | +1 |
| August 28, 2023 | 3,629 | +2 |
| August 29, 2023 | 3,705 | +76 |
| September 1, 2023 | 3,710 | +5 |
| September 2, 2023 | 3,709 | -1 |
| September 3, 2023 | 3,710 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Woods Bay, 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 October 30, 2023 at 10:53 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTFNF-000498.