Grouse Fire
The Grouse Fire was reported on July 25, 2024 in Beaverhead County, Montana and burned 6,228 acres. It was declared out on November 25, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,228 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2024
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped February 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM MST, 6,228 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.690, -113.111.
The incident
- Size
- 6,228 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2024 at 5:10 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- November 25, 2024 at 10:15 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles SW of Wise River, MT
- County
- Beaverhead County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Wise River
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTBDF-246327
- IRWIN identifier
- 4168D580-A2A8-4752-9A78-B28968574E5D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 27, 2024 (134 acres) to October 11, 2024 (6,228 acres). The largest one-day growth was 927 acres, mapped September 6, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2024 | 134 | |
| July 28, 2024 | 134 | 0 |
| July 29, 2024 | 133 | -1 |
| July 30, 2024 | 622 | +489 |
| August 1, 2024 | 671 | +49 |
| August 2, 2024 | 1,415 | +744 |
| August 3, 2024 | 2,097 | +682 |
| August 4, 2024 | 2,561 | +464 |
| August 5, 2024 | 3,006 | +445 |
| August 6, 2024 | 3,390 | +384 |
| August 7, 2024 | 3,630 | +240 |
| August 8, 2024 | 4,149 | +519 |
| August 10, 2024 | 4,157 | +8 |
| August 13, 2024 | 4,166 | +9 |
| September 3, 2024 | 4,822 | +656 |
| September 6, 2024 | 5,749 | +927 |
| October 7, 2024 | 6,073 | +324 |
| October 9, 2024 | 6,106 | +33 |
| October 10, 2024 | 6,177 | +71 |
| October 11, 2024 | 6,228 | +51 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Anaconda, 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 February 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM MST. Identifier 2024-MTBDF-246327.