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Blacktail Canyon

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Unit Information

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest 
420 Barrett St 
Dillon, 
Montana 
59725 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest 
420 Barrett St 
Dillon, 
Montana 
59725 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Email:
    2024.Blacktailcanyon@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    406-865-0941
    Hours:
    8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Photographs Gallery

Fireline and mop-up operations on the Blacktail Canyon Fire
forest where a fire burned through recently. fireline snakes through the middle, with a burned hot spot next to the line on the right side.
forest where a fire burned through recently. fireline snakes through the middle, with a burned hot spot next to the line on the right side.
Fireline and mop-up operations on the Blacktail Canyon Fire

Fireline and mop-up operations on the Blacktail Canyon Fire outside Butte, MT.

Steep, rocky terrain on the Blacktail Canyon fire
Recently burned forest landscape, with gray skies over green trees and boulders
Recently burned forest landscape, with gray skies over green trees and boulders
Steep, rocky terrain on the Blacktail Canyon fire

Steep, rocky terrain on the Blacktail Canyon fire

Blacktail Canyon Fire Terrain
Large boulders in a forest landscape where a fire burned through recently. Burned and unburned conifer trees in the background, with gray cloudy skies.
Large boulders in a forest landscape where a fire burned through recently. Burned and unburned conifer trees in the background, with gray cloudy skies.
Blacktail Canyon Fire Terrain

Steep and rocky terrain on the Blacktail Canyon Fire outside Butte, MT

Blacktail Canyon Fire Fuel Conditions
Forested landscape where a fire burned through recently. Steep terrain with large boulders present, and green conifer trees in the background.
Forested landscape where a fire burned through recently. Steep terrain with large boulders present, and green conifer trees in the background.
Blacktail Canyon Fire Fuel Conditions

Fuel conditions on the Blacktail Canyon Fire outside Butte, MT

Handline on the Blacktail Canyon Fire
Forested area with red fire retardant line on the left, constructed handline down to bare mineral soil in the middle, and ash and burned area on the right.
Forested area with red fire retardant line on the left, constructed handline down to bare mineral soil in the middle, and ash and burned area on the right.
Handline on the Blacktail Canyon Fire

Handline constructed by crews, adjacent to fire retardant on the left and burned area on the right.

Helicopter Operations on Blacktail Canyon
A large orange helicopter with a snorkel underneath flies over burned and unburned trees in a forest setting.
A large orange helicopter with a snorkel underneath flies over burned and unburned trees in a forest setting.
Helicopter Operations on Blacktail Canyon

Large helicopter operations on the Blacktail Canyon fire in Montana.

Helicopter pilots on the Blacktail Canyon Fire
Three female helicopter pilots pose for a picture next to a yellow and black helicopter parked on the tarmac at the airport. Smoky skies and a mountain landscape in the background.
Three female helicopter pilots pose for a picture next to a yellow and black helicopter parked on the tarmac at the airport. Smoky skies and a mountain landscape in the background.
Helicopter pilots on the Blacktail Canyon Fire

Helicopter pilots on the Blacktail Canyon Fire

Blacktail Canyon Fire Aerial View
Aerial photo, showing fire area bordered on all side by red retardant lines. Small puffs of smoke drift from the interior of the fire perimeter.
Aerial photo, showing fire area bordered on all side by red retardant lines. Small puffs of smoke drift from the interior of the fire perimeter.
Blacktail Canyon Fire Aerial View

Aerial view of the Blacktail Canyon Fire, showing location of retardant lines and fire footprint.

Blacktail Canyon Column
Smoke column extends from a forested landscape, as viewed through conifer trees on the mountain. Blue skies in the background.
Smoke column extends from a forested landscape, as viewed through conifer trees on the mountain. Blue skies in the background.
Blacktail Canyon Column

Smoke column from the Blacktail Canyon Fire outside Butte, MT.

Blacktail Canyon Fire Sawline
Forested area with logs cut by chainsaws lying on the ground, in the construction of fireline. Two small puffs of smoke billow from the ground. Smoky skies in the background.
Forested area with logs cut by chainsaws lying on the ground, in the construction of fireline. Two small puffs of smoke billow from the ground. Smoky skies in the background.
Blacktail Canyon Fire Sawline

Sawline on the Blacktail Canyon Fire.

Burned Area on the Blacktail Canyon Fire
Burned area of the fire, showing little ground vegetation and some burned trees and some unburned trees. Large boulders dominate the foreground. Smoky skies in the background
Burned area of the fire, showing little ground vegetation and some burned trees and some unburned trees. Large boulders dominate the foreground. Smoky skies in the background
Burned Area on the Blacktail Canyon Fire

Blacktail Canyon Fire burned area.

Blacktain Canyon Fire Fuels and Smoke
Forested fuel with numerous standing dead trees and smoke billowing upward into a blue sky.
Forested fuel with numerous standing dead trees and smoke billowing upward into a blue sky.
Blacktain Canyon Fire Fuels and Smoke

Smoke billows from the forest on the Blacktail Canyon fire in Montana.

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