Ratio Mountain Fire
The Ratio Mountain Fire was reported on August 18, 2024 in Jefferson County, Montana and burned 2,466 acres. It was declared out on January 13, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,466 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2024
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped January 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM MST, 1,966 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 46.045, -112.196.
The incident
- Size
- 2,466 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2024 at 4:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- December 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- January 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 miles NNW of Whitehall
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Montana
- Nearest city reported
- Whitehall
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $980,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-MTBDF-246437
- IRWIN identifier
- 9587A573-0197-4F10-9420-42E137052FBC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 20, 2024 (38 acres) to January 28, 2025 (1,966 acres). The largest one-day growth was 740 acres, mapped September 11, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2024 | 38 | |
| August 23, 2024 | 242 | +204 |
| August 25, 2024 | 452 | +210 |
| August 29, 2024 | 520 | +68 |
| August 30, 2024 | 549 | +29 |
| August 31, 2024 | 929 | +380 |
| September 1, 2024 | 1,058 | +129 |
| September 2, 2024 | 1,226 | +168 |
| September 3, 2024 | 1,226 | 0 |
| September 11, 2024 | 1,966 | +740 |
| January 28, 2025 | 1,966 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Whitehall, 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 August 26, 2026 at 1:27 PM MDT. Identifier 2024-MTBDF-246437.