Hopkin Fire
The Hopkin Fire was reported on August 4, 2024 in Carter County, Montana and burned 1,130 acres. It was declared out on November 13, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,130 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2024
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped November 25, 2024 at 1:28 PM MST, 1,130 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 45.446, -104.788.
The incident
- Size
- 1,130 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2024 at 2:05 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 5, 2024 at 12:17 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 6, 2024 at 8:40 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 13, 2024 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 31 miles E of Broadus, MT.
- County
- Carter County
- State
- Montana
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTMCD-000380
- IRWIN identifier
- 19E6D015-BA29-4687-AC86-C8B2E79752CE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 4, 2024 (52 acres) to November 25, 2024 (1,130 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,078 acres, mapped August 6, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2024 | 52 | |
| August 6, 2024 | 1,130 | +1,078 |
| November 25, 2024 | 1,130 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Broadus, MT30 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Baker, MT68 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Belle Fourche, SD70 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sundance, WY75 miles south of the fire’s origin
- North Spearfish, SD78 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Spearfish, SD80 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 1:28 PM MST. Identifier 2024-MTMCD-000380.