Big Hollow Fire
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.
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.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2024 | 40 | |
| August 28, 2024 | 40 | 0 |
| August 29, 2024 | 3,421 | +3,381 |
| December 9, 2024 | 3,421 | 0 |
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.