Middle Ridge Fire
The Middle Ridge Fire was reported on July 30, 2023 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 13,000 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023
- Personnel
- 61
Map
Perimeter mapped October 25, 2023 at 12:09 PM MDT, 12,700 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 47.522, -114.415.
The incident
- Size
- 13,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023 at 12:35 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2023 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 MILES WEST OF RONAN MT
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- RONAN
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 61
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,950,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTFHA-000098
- IRWIN identifier
- 0B1745AD-6550-4DB7-AF2C-B2911489D037
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 30, 2023 (7,071 acres) to October 25, 2023 (12,700 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,008 acres, mapped July 31, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2023 | 7,071 | |
| July 31, 2023 | 10,079 | +3,008 |
| August 1, 2023 | 10,970 | +891 |
| August 2, 2023 | 12,698 | +1,728 |
| August 4, 2023 | 12,700 | +2 |
| October 25, 2023 | 12,700 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, 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 18, 2023 at 10:28 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTFHA-000098.