Montana wildfires

Barber Draw Fire

OutBig Horn County, Montana2024Wildfire

The Barber Draw Fire was reported on August 21, 2024 in Big Horn County, Montana and burned 6,739 acres. It was declared out on October 4, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
6,739 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 21, 2024
Personnel
43

Map

Perimeter mapped October 4, 2024 at 4:40 PM MDT, 6,737 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.223, -106.860.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Busby

The incident

Size
6,739 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 21, 2024 at 3:18 PM MDT
Contained
August 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM MDT
Controlled
August 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM MDT
Declared out
October 4, 2024 at 4:38 PM MDT
Cause
Natural
Location
30 miles SW of Lame Deer, MT
County
Big Horn County
State
Montana
Protecting agency
C&L
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
43
Incident management
Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$2,100,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-MTLG22-000474
IRWIN identifier
D40A2108-1B91-436D-B81D-057603CFF3DA

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 22, 2024 (6,722 acres) to August 25, 2024 (6,739 acres). The largest one-day growth was 17 acres, mapped August 23, 2024.

DayAcresChange
August 22, 20246,722
August 23, 20246,739+17
August 25, 20246,7390

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Busby, MT 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 15, 2024 at 10:35 AM MST. Identifier 2024-MTLG22-000474.