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The Remington Fire started in Sheridan County, Wyoming and quickly moved into multiple counties in SE Montana.
The fire is impacting Sheridan County, Wyoming, and Powder River, Big Horn, and Rosebud Counties in Montana. Other populations at risk from the fire include those in the southeastern portion of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and the communities of Quietus, Otter, and Birney. The fire has burned into the Custer National Forest.
Management of the fire was transitioned to the Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 5 at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday August 25, 2024.
| Current as of | Fri, 10/18/2024 - 14:38 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Denver |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Undetermined |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 14 miles NE of Leiter, WY, multiple counties in southeast Montana. |
| Incident Commander | David Gesser, Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5 |
| Coordinates |
44° 56' 30'' Latitude
-106° 4' 16
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 95 |
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| Size | 196,368 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/16/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Short grass (1 foot), timber (grass and understory), and Brush (2 feet). |
| Significant Events | Minimal The Remington Fire exhibited Minimal fire behavior today. Warm and dry weather supported smoldering and creeping fire activity in sheltered timbered stands, primarily along the Northern portion of the fire. Hot and dry conditions will increase the potential for new starts from suppression and repair activities. |
| Planned Actions |
Patrol and mop-up. Suppression repair and damage assessments. Begin repair. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Sustained warm and dry conditions will persist keeping fuels moistures low and available to support active fire behavior. Interior pockets in timbered stands will continue to consume. 24 hours: A slight cooling trend will arrive over the fire area. This will reduce potential fire behavior on new starts while allowing continued consumption of interior unburned fuels. |
| Remarks |
SW CIMT 5 is also managing the House Draw, Flat Rock and Constitution Fires. The last cooperator meeting will be help on Wednesday September 4th. |
| Weather Concerns | Moderate overnight relative humidity recovery is expected tonight into tomorrow with winds shifting to the southeast overnight and becoming light. A weak cold front will move in, bringing isolated showers and thunderstorms near the Remington Fire around through the early evening today, September 3rd, and then again in the morning tomorrow. The main concern with these storms will be wind gusts to 40 mph, frequent lightning, and very small hail. Tomorrow will be much cooler with daytime high temperatures in the upper 70s and higher minimum relative humdities near 40-50%. Winds will be light out of the northwest with sustained speeds around 7-12 mph with gusts to 20 mph. |
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