Coal Ridge Fire
The Coal Ridge Fire was reported on August 29, 2023 in Blaine County, Montana and burned 1,206 acres. It was declared out on September 14, 2023.
- Size
- 1,206 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023
- Personnel
- 45
Map
Perimeter mapped September 26, 2023 at 9:39 AM MDT, 1,207 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 47.806, -109.362.
The incident
- Size
- 1,206 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023 at 12:06 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 2, 2023 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 4, 2023 at 9:07 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 14, 2023 at 12:55 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 25 miles north of Winifred, MT
- County
- Blaine County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 45
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTNCD-000229
- IRWIN identifier
- B1ABA626-C582-45FD-A79B-115B581A7550
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 30, 2023 (100 acres) to September 26, 2023 (1,207 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,107 acres, mapped September 26, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2023 | 100 | |
| September 26, 2023 | 1,207 | +1,107 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hays, 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 September 14, 2023 at 12:55 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTNCD-000229.