Communication Butte Fire
The Communication Butte Fire was reported on July 30, 2023 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 1,423 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,423 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped October 25, 2023 at 12:05 PM MDT, 1,040 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.348, -114.322.
The incident
- Size
- 1,423 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023 at 12:36 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 3, 2023 at 7:44 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 18, 2023 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2023 at 9:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 MILES NORTH OF DIXON MT
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- DIXON MT
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $375,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTFHA-000099
- IRWIN identifier
- 848B286E-9E07-421C-B6D5-1450A681C586
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 30, 2023 (241 acres) to August 3, 2023 (1,040 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,182 acres, mapped August 1, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2023 | 241 | |
| August 1, 2023 | 1,423 | +1,182 |
| August 2, 2023 | 1,423 | 0 |
| August 3, 2023 | 1,040 | -383 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Saint Ignatius, 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 18, 2023 at 10:14 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTFHA-000099.