Roosevelt County, Montana · Wildfire
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The Buffalo Ranch 1 Fire is a wildfire near Roosevelt County, Montana. It has burned about 54 acres (about 41 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 20th at 6:48 p.m. CDT.
No forecast is available for this fire's location right now.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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Most crews hire in fall and winter for the next summer, when more jobs open up.
Montana has 1 of these jobs open right now.
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