River Road East Fire
The River Road East Fire was reported on August 18, 2023 in Sanders County, Montana and burned 17,313 acres. It was declared out on October 25, 2023.
- Size
- 17,313 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2024 at 2:59 PM MDT, 17,313 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 47.382, -114.806.
The incident
- Size
- 17,313 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023 at 1:18 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 28, 2023 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 11, 2023 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 miles Southeast of Plains, MT
- County
- Sanders County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Paradise, MT
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $16,191,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTLNF-200730
- IRWIN identifier
- 7A672439-4870-478D-A981-B5497D7204AB
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 19, 2023 (11,951 acres) to March 14, 2024 (17,313 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,839 acres, mapped August 20, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2023 | 11,951 | |
| August 20, 2023 | 16,790 | +4,839 |
| August 22, 2023 | 16,772 | -18 |
| August 24, 2023 | 17,095 | +323 |
| August 25, 2023 | 17,115 | +20 |
| August 26, 2023 | 17,093 | -22 |
| August 28, 2023 | 17,135 | +42 |
| August 29, 2023 | 17,227 | +92 |
| September 1, 2023 | 17,309 | +82 |
| September 3, 2023 | 17,311 | +2 |
| March 14, 2024 | 17,313 | +2 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Plains, 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 April 24, 2024 at 4:09 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTLNF-200730.