Ridge Fire
The Ridge Fire was reported on July 30, 2023 in Flathead County, Montana and burned 3,665 acres. It was declared out on October 23, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,665 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped December 19, 2023 at 3:11 PM MST, 3,652 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.367, -113.955.
The incident
- Size
- 3,665 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2023 at 2:45 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 21, 2023 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 26, 2023 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 23, 2023 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 miles southeast of Hungry Horse, MT
- County
- Flathead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Hungry Horse
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $21,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTFNF-000518
- IRWIN identifier
- 101F8E74-1F00-4738-9CAA-F4CCF964B2F1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2023 (277 acres) to December 19, 2023 (3,652 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,450 acres, mapped August 16, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2023 | 277 | |
| August 2, 2023 | 429 | +152 |
| August 3, 2023 | 633 | +204 |
| August 4, 2023 | 1,576 | +943 |
| August 6, 2023 | 2,584 | +1,008 |
| August 7, 2023 | 2,773 | +189 |
| August 8, 2023 | 2,940 | +167 |
| August 10, 2023 | 2,940 | 0 |
| August 11, 2023 | 2,975 | +35 |
| August 12, 2023 | 3,132 | +157 |
| August 13, 2023 | 0 | -3,132 |
| August 14, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| August 15, 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| August 16, 2023 | 3,450 | +3,450 |
| August 17, 2023 | 3,474 | +24 |
| August 18, 2023 | 3,573 | +99 |
| August 19, 2023 | 3,635 | +62 |
| August 20, 2023 | 3,651 | +16 |
| August 21, 2023 | 3,650 | -1 |
| August 22, 2023 | 3,661 | +11 |
| August 24, 2023 | 3,662 | +1 |
| August 25, 2023 | 3,653 | -9 |
| August 26, 2023 | 3,652 | -1 |
| August 29, 2023 | 3,652 | 0 |
| December 19, 2023 | 3,652 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Martin City, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Martin City, MT4 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Columbia Falls, MT10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Evergreen, MT18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Whitefish, MT18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Kalispell, MT20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bigfork, MT22 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 May 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTFNF-000518.