2024 Montana wildfires

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2024 Montana wildfires
Statistics
Total fires2,131
Total area157,845 acres (63,878 ha) [1]

The 2024 Montana wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Montana.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

NameCountyAcresStart dateContainment dateNotesRef
Horse Gulch Lewis and Clark, Broadwater 15,167July 9July 26 [2]
Deadman Rosebud, Big Horn 19,982July 12July 23Lightning-caused. Part of the Deadman Complex. [3]
McGhee Rosebud 19,223July 12July 24Lightning-caused. Part of the Deadman Complex. [4]
Prairie Rosebud 6,540July 12July 23Lightning-caused. Part of the Deadman Complex. [4] [5]
Four Mile Big Horn 2,082July 12July 23Lightning-caused. Part of the Deadman Complex. [4] [6]
Line Creek Powder River 2,496July 12August 14Lightning-caused.
Miller Peak Missoula 2,724July 14August 20Caused by lightning. [7]
Railroad Ravalli 1,583July 25
56% contained
 [8]
Johnson Ravalli 8,438July 25November 5 [9]
Grouse Beaverhead 6,228July 26October 28 [10]
Hopkin Carter 1,129August 4August 5 [11]
Shirley Powder River 1,230August 5August 9 [12]
Stewart Powder River 1,150August 5August 7 [13]
Daly Ravalli 11,386August 18
56% contained
 [14]
Ratio Mountain Jefferson 1,966August 18October 31 [15]
Barber Draw Big Horn 6,739August 21August 27 [16]
Big Hollow Beaverhead 3,435August 23September 5 [17]
Chalky Point Big Horn, Rosebud 1,200August 22August 25 [18]
Sharrott Creek Ravalli 3,204August 23
87% contained
Lightning-caused. [19]
Homestead Sheridan 1,000September 14September 25 [20]
Meridian Madison 3,900October 8
30% contained
 [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "Current Fire Info". Montana Fire Info. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Horse Gulch Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Deadman Fire in SE Montana grows to nearly 19000 acres". KTVQ. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Two of four fires in Deadman Fire complex reach 100% containment". KULR 8. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Prairie Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Four Mile Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Miller Peak Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Railroad Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Johnson Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Grouse Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Hopkin Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Shirley Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Stewart - Wildfire and Smoke Map". data.jconline.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Daly Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ratio Mountain Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Barber Draw Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Big Hollow Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Chalky Point Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Sharrott Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Current Fire Info". Montana Fire Info. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Meridian Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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