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Sidney Fire

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Unit Information

Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest 
2880 Skyway Drive 
Helena, 
Montana 
59602 
Helena - Lewis and Clark National Forest 
2880 Skyway Drive 
Helena, 
Montana 
59602 

Incident Contacts

2023 Sidney Fire
Email: 2023.sidney@firenet.gov
Phone: (406) 466-5341
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Aerial picture of the Sidny Fire looking north from the south. Taken August 17th.
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Aerial picture of the Sidny Fire looking north from the south. Taken August 17th.

On August 1, the Rocky Mountain Ranger District trail crew reported a fire near Sidney Creek approximately 7-8 miles south of Highway 2 and 2.5 miles west from the Badger Cabin admin site in Pondera County. Two fire footprints near the fire from 2007 and 2017 provide opportunities for fire management since fuels in these footprints are less dense and suppression actions are most likely to be effective.

Basic Information
Current as of Fri, 10/06/2023 - 18:34
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning/Natural
Date of Origin
Location 21 miles southwest of Browning, MT
Coordinates 48° 16' 10'' Latitude
-113° 11'
16
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Size 228 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 0%
Fuels Involved

Timber (Litter & Understory)
Significant Events

As of September 8, the fire is estimated to be around 228 acres.  The fire is currently smoldering and creeping in timber on the west side of the South Fork Two Medicine River with minimal fire behavior and growth during the past three weeks.

As of October 6, all closures with the fire have been rescinded.  
Outlook
Remarks

There are no closures associated with the fire as of October 6, 2023

Visit: Trail Conditions within the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex (arcgis.com) to view an interactive map of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex that shows closures and trail status.  This website is maintained as a partnership between the Forest Service and Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation. 

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