Upper Mizpah Fire
The Upper Mizpah Fire was reported on August 18, 2023 in Custer County, Montana and burned 832 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 832 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped October 30, 2023 at 10:53 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.837, -105.408.
The incident
- Size
- 832 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023 at 10:08 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 19, 2023 at 11:08 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 19, 2023 at 12:07 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2023 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 27 miles N of Broadus, MT
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-MTLG14-000257
- IRWIN identifier
- 09D5BF26-24EE-456E-ADDE-1625518C90E7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, 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 19, 2023 at 2:30 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-MTLG14-000257.