Deadman Fire
The Deadman Fire was reported on July 12, 2024 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 19,982 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 19,982 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2024
- Personnel
- 37
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped November 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM MST, 19,983 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.220, -106.623.
The incident
- Size
- 19,982 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2024 at 3:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 32 SW of Ashland, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Ashland
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 37
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 2 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTLG29-000236
- IRWIN identifier
- 9779307D-F844-457D-BD79-137755EB073B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 13, 2024 (60 acres) to November 25, 2024 (19,983 acres). The largest one-day growth was 15,234 acres, mapped July 14, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2024 | 60 | |
| July 14, 2024 | 15,294 | +15,234 |
| July 15, 2024 | 18,927 | +3,633 |
| July 17, 2024 | 19,088 | +161 |
| July 18, 2024 | 19,130 | +42 |
| July 19, 2024 | 19,971 | +841 |
| November 25, 2024 | 19,983 | +12 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Busby, 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 November 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM MST. Identifier 2024-MTLG29-000236.