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Johnson Fire

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Unit Information

1801 North 1st  
Hamilton, 
59840 
1801 North 1st  
Hamilton, 
59840 

Incident Contacts

Fire Information
Email: 2024.johnson@firenet.gov
Phone: 406-499-2997

Highlighted Activity

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest ServiceBitterroot National ForestDarby-Sula Ranger DistrictJOHNSON FIRE AREA CLOSUREPROHIBITIONSPursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b), the following is prohibited on National Forest System (NFS) land area, including roads, trails & developed recreation sites on the Darby-Sula Ranger District, Bitterroot National Forest,… Read more
Publication Type: Closures -
Pursuant to Title 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), the prohibition listed in Order number 24-D2-05 Johnson Fire Area Closure, applicable to the Darby Ranger District, Bitterroot National Forest, dated September 5, 2024, and signed by Matthew D. Anderson, is hereby terminated effective September 20, 2024, at 0800.Done at Missoula, Montana this 18th day of September 2024.LEANNE MARTENRegional Forester
Publication Type: Closures -

Johnson Fire Update Oct. 31, 2024:

An excavator is going to be working on a fire line today. The fire area has been receiving rain and snow. Crews are ensuring that the fire remains in its current footprint. Fire lines are being rehabbed and pumps/hose lays are being pulled out. 

All Road closures have been lifted.

Type 3 Incident Command Team

Location: 3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community in the East Fork of the Darby-Sula Ranger District

Total Personnel: 14

Current Status

Most fire activity is north of the 5771 Road and in the Lick Creek area. Fire is moving in a northeast direction away from the Springer Memorial Community. 

Fire is smoldering and creeping in the Swift and Dense Creek areas with fire burning in a direction away from Springer. The fire has remained within containment areas and burning into old burn scars.

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The fire was started on 7/25/204 by lightning and is located three miles south of the Springer Memorial Community in the East Fork. The majority of the fire area is within the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness to the east.

The primary values at risk were the private properties in the nearby Springer Memorial Community. The eastern portion of the fire is burning in remote terrain in the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness

 

Basic Information
Current as of Thu, 10/31/2024 - 13:27
Incident Time Zone America/Denver
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin
Location 3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community in the East Fork of the Bitterroot
Incident Commander Type 3 Team
Coordinates 45° 51' 59'' Latitude
-113° 42'
51
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 14
Size 8,438 Acres
Fuels Involved

The majority of fuels are lodgepole pine with moderate dead and down fuels and light logging slash. 

Outlook
Planned Actions

Suppression repair efforts continue with work on the fire line constructed by crews in the initial attack phase as crews use hand tools. 

Projected Incident Activity

Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering within the Dense and Swift Creek areas.

Fire is active above the 5771 Road, Lick Creek and moving in a northeast direction away from the Springer Memorial Community.