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Ratio Mountain

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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:
    Terina.hill@usda.gov
    Phone:
    406-865-0941
    Hours:
    8am-8pm

Photographs Gallery

Snags on the Ratio Mountain Fire
Forested landscape with standing green conifer trees in the background. Numerous dead and down tree laying on the
Forested landscape with standing green conifer trees in the background. Numerous dead and down tree laying on the
Snags on the Ratio Mountain Fire

Fuel conditions on the Ratio Mountain Fire northwest of Whitehall, MT.

Critical Values at Risk Discussion
A man in a black shirt gesturing to a map on a conference room table with other people observing
A man in a black shirt gesturing to a map on a conference room table with other people observing
Critical Values at Risk Discussion

Critical values at risk discussion for the Ratio Mountain fire taking place 15 miles northwest of Whitehall, MT. 

Fuels on the Ratio Mountain Fire
Numerous dead trees lie across each other on the forest floor, with some of them burned and smoke rising from the middle of the pile. Smoke in the background shades out the conifer trees growing in the forest behind.
Numerous dead trees lie across each other on the forest floor, with some of them burned and smoke rising from the middle of the pile. Smoke in the background shades out the conifer trees growing in the forest behind.
Fuels on the Ratio Mountain Fire

Dead and down fuels on the Ratio Mountain Fire northwest of Whitehall, MT.

Strategic Firing Operations
A view of smoke rolling off of a forested hill. Green fields in the foreground, blue sky in the background.
A view of smoke rolling off of a forested hill. Green fields in the foreground, blue sky in the background.
Strategic Firing Operations

A view of strategic firing operations that were performed on the Ratio Mountain fire. 

Fuels and terrain on the Ratio Mountain Fire
Forested area with large boulders in the foreground. Small orange flames climb the trunk of one tree. Smoke screens the rest of the trees in the forest.
Forested area with large boulders in the foreground. Small orange flames climb the trunk of one tree. Smoke screens the rest of the trees in the forest.
Fuels and terrain on the Ratio Mountain Fire

Ratio Mountain fire terrain and fuels conditions.

UAS Firing Operations on the Ratio Mountain Fire
A drone lifts off its orange landing pad in the middle of a large sagebrush field, with a forested landscape in the back. A gray plume of smoke rises from the trees to meet the blue sky behind.
A drone lifts off its orange landing pad in the middle of a large sagebrush field, with a forested landscape in the back. A gray plume of smoke rises from the trees to meet the blue sky behind.
UAS Firing Operations on the Ratio Mountain Fire

UAS firing operations on the Ratio Mountain Fire northwest of Whitehall, MT.

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