McGhee Fire
The McGhee Fire was reported on July 12, 2024 in Rosebud County, Montana and burned 19,223 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 19,223 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2024
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeter mapped November 25, 2024 at 12:34 PM MST, 19,223 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 45.269, -106.534.
The incident
- Size
- 19,223 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2024 at 1:21 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2024 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 26 miles SSW of Ashland, MT
- County
- Rosebud County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Ashland
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- DNRC
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTLG29-000245
- IRWIN identifier
- DE1BEFE5-4539-4259-8945-11B0824AC7D1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 13, 2024 (60 acres) to November 25, 2024 (19,223 acres). The largest one-day growth was 7,844 acres, mapped July 19, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2024 | 60 | |
| July 14, 2024 | 1,049 | +989 |
| July 15, 2024 | 3,554 | +2,505 |
| July 17, 2024 | 8,739 | +5,185 |
| July 18, 2024 | 11,409 | +2,670 |
| July 19, 2024 | 19,252 | +7,843 |
| November 25, 2024 | 19,223 | -29 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lame Deer, 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 November 25, 2024 at 12:34 PM MST. Identifier 2024-MTLG29-000245.