Approximate Location
Incident Overview
Basic Information
| Incident Type | Wildland Fire |
|---|---|
| Cause | Natural Causes |
| Date of Origin | Friday August 22nd, 2008 aprox 03:00 PM |
| Location | 30 miles northeast of Billings. |
| Incident Commander | Rick Kusicko |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 94 |
|---|---|
| Size | 102,383 acres |
| Percent Contained | 100% |
| Fuels Involved | Tall grass, dead and down timber with pockets of brush. |
| Fire Behavior | Scattered burning of stump holes and heavy fuels within the fire's perimeter. |
| Significant Events | Completed demobilization of most resources except team members and critical resources. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Until fire is controlled, local office plans to have a strike team patrol the perimeter and mop up hot spots adjacent to perimeter. Management of the fire will be returned to the local DNRC and BLM offices on 09/03/2008. |
|---|---|
| Growth Potential | None |
| Terrain Difficulty | Extreme |
| Remarks | Ongoing cooperative efforts between Incident Management Team, Musselshell, and Yellowstone Counties. Fire officials estimate that 12 structures were saved as a result of suppression efforts. Five structures, including one trailer and four outbuildings, were destroyed during extreme fire behavior between Friday and Saturday nights. Estimated acreage by ownership are as follows: BLM= 738 acres Bank-head Jones= 8,473 acres State= 3,003 acres Private= 89, 971 acres |
