Montana wildfires

Big Hollow Fire

ContainedBeaverhead County, Montana2024Wildfire

The Big Hollow Fire was reported on August 23, 2024 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 3,450 acres. It was fully contained on September 3, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
3,450 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 23, 2024
Personnel
41

Map

Perimeter mapped December 9, 2024 at 11:50 AM MST, 3,421 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.014, -113.353.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Salmon

The incident

Size
3,450 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 23, 2024 at 1:58 PM MDT
Contained
September 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
Cause
Natural
Location
13 miles west of the town of Grant
County
Beaverhead County
State
Montana
Protecting agency
DNRC
Jurisdiction
BLM
Land ownership at origin
BLM
Personnel assigned
41
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
Estimated cost to date
$1,500,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2024-MTCES-246466
IRWIN identifier
F46FAEA0-3820-48B4-B566-016C1EE5457E

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 24, 2024 (40 acres) to December 9, 2024 (3,421 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,381 acres, mapped August 29, 2024.

DayAcresChange
August 24, 202440
August 28, 2024400
August 29, 20243,421+3,381
December 9, 20243,4210

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Salmon, ID 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 December 20, 2024 at 11:47 AM MST. Identifier 2024-MTCES-246466.