Anderson Fire
The Anderson Fire was reported on July 12, 2024 in Big Horn County, Montana and burned 2,783 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,783 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 4, 2024 at 4:44 PM MDT, 200 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 45.138, -106.702.
The incident
- Size
- 2,783 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2024 at 10:24 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 14, 2024 at 9:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2024 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 39 miles SW of Ashland, MT
- County
- Big Horn County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 2 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTLG22-000241
- IRWIN identifier
- A17436D4-2142-418A-9AFD-84EB50363055
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sheridan, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 November 13, 2024 at 9:13 AM MST. Identifier 2024-MTLG22-000241.