Big Horn County, Montana · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
230 acres Jul 31, 8:00 PM
|
361 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+131 acres
was 230 acres · Jul 31, 8:00 PM
|
+131 acres
in 17 days
|
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
|
— |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — |
$70,000
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
|
— |
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The Hwy 91 Inc 964 Fire is a wildfire near Big Horn County, Montana. It has burned about 361 acres (about 273 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 weeks ago. A Type 4 IC is running it.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 15th at 1:01 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
72°F · Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 12 mph E · 35% chance of rain
Tonight
55°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 3 to 10 mph S · 24% chance of rain
Sunday
80°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 to 8 mph WNW · 23% chance of rain
Sunday Night
57°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 8 mph SW · 25% chance of rain
Monday
80°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 to 8 mph W · 12% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 15th at 1:05 p.m. CDT.
A Type 4 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $70,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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