Mill Pocket Fire
The Mill Pocket Fire was reported on July 30, 2023 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 1,869 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,869 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023
- Personnel
- 24
Map
Perimeter mapped October 25, 2023 at 12:11 PM MDT, 1,869 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.818, -114.670.
The incident
- Size
- 1,869 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 19, 2023 at 4:15 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 Elmo MT
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- ELMO MT
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTFHA-000101
- IRWIN identifier
- A7C13F26-34B5-4F02-812B-4977D1AB3C87
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 31, 2023 (1,342 acres) to October 25, 2023 (1,869 acres). The largest one-day growth was 334 acres, mapped August 2, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2023 | 1,342 | |
| August 1, 2023 | 1,545 | +203 |
| August 2, 2023 | 1,879 | +334 |
| August 3, 2023 | 1,929 | +50 |
| August 4, 2023 | 2,125 | +196 |
| August 5, 2023 | 2,135 | +10 |
| August 7, 2023 | 2,135 | 0 |
| October 25, 2023 | 1,869 | -266 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hot Springs, 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 10:22 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTFHA-000101.