Niarada Fire
The Niarada Fire was reported on July 30, 2023 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 20,365 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,365 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023
- Personnel
- 110
Map
Perimeter mapped October 25, 2023 at 12:10 PM MDT, 20,373 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.828, -114.593.
The incident
- Size
- 20,365 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023 at 8:36 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 21, 2023 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 5, 2023 at 7:21 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 MILES WEST OF ELMO MT
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- ELMO
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Personnel assigned
- 110
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTFHA-000100
- IRWIN identifier
- 86E17CC6-0CE3-4A4B-BEF3-F59D44EA8A18
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 30, 2023 (2,383 acres) to October 25, 2023 (20,373 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6,049 acres, mapped August 1, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2023 | 2,383 | |
| August 1, 2023 | 8,431 | +6,048 |
| August 2, 2023 | 12,421 | +3,990 |
| August 3, 2023 | 13,686 | +1,265 |
| August 4, 2023 | 14,816 | +1,130 |
| August 5, 2023 | 17,024 | +2,208 |
| August 6, 2023 | 17,514 | +490 |
| August 7, 2023 | 19,702 | +2,188 |
| August 8, 2023 | 20,365 | +663 |
| August 9, 2023 | 20,299 | -66 |
| August 12, 2023 | 20,321 | +22 |
| August 14, 2023 | 20,326 | +5 |
| August 15, 2023 | 20,364 | +38 |
| August 16, 2023 | 20,370 | +6 |
| October 25, 2023 | 20,373 | +3 |
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 10:26 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTFHA-000100.