NORTHERN ROCKIES COORDINATION CENTER
2023 NRGA Year-to-Date Large Wildland Fires > 100 acres By State
(As reported via the National ICS-209 Program)
As of: 12/31/23
IDAHO                          
            Start End**         Estimated Structures Incident
  Wildland Fire Kind* Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Longitude Cause*** Acres Costs Destroyed Commander(s)
1 Snowden MON GVC USFS NCF 06/07/23 11/08/23 46 42 38N 115 33 11W L 945 $360,000 0 Mack (T4)
2 West Fork MON/PZP GVC USFS NCF 07/17/23 09/27/23 46 30 15N 114 58 32W U 1,262 $175,000 0 Cichowski(T5)
Dines(T5)
Delgado(T5)
Belliston (T4)
Mason (T3)
Flowers (T3)
Link (T4)
Kimble (T4)
Cichowski (T4)
3 Consalus FSPC CDC USFS IPF 06/30/23 08/30/23 48 27 31N 117 04 57W L 475 $9,534,100 0 Friebus (T4)
Celemenson (T4)
Friebus (T4)
LeMieux (T4)
Hirst (T4)
Brown (T3)
Heyn (T3)
Hirst (T4)
4 Little Bear MON/PZP GVC USFS NCF 07/03/23 09/26/23 46 26 47N 114 53 34W L 1,221 $535,000 0 Cichowski(T5)
Dines(T5)
Delgado (T5)
Belliston (T4)
Mason (T3)
Flowers (T3)
Turner (T3)
Pappani (T3)
Sultemeier (T4)
5 Midnight FSPC GVC USFS NCF 07/10/23 08/27/23 45 56 00N 115 45 00W L 179 $8,430,000 0 Murdock (T5)
Galloway (T4)
Creagan (T3)                                                  Barger (T3)
6 Sawtooth MON/CON/PZP CDC USFS IPF 07/18/23 10/05/23 46 59 31N 115 36 45W L 800 $2,000,000 0 Primmer (T5)
Martin (T5)
Karuzus (T3)
Juvan (T4)
Colvin (T4)
Ramsey (T4)
White (T5)
7 Tyson FSPC CDC IDL SJS 07/21/23 07/31/23 47 04 46N 116 29 31W U 155 $2,430,000 0 Flesher (T4)
Harvey (T3)
8 Ridge Creek FSPC CDC USFS IPF 08/03/23 09/26/23 47 49 25N 116 36 50W U 4,474 $23,500,000 0 Hill (T4)
Schelin (T4)
Heyn (T3)
Beard (CIMT)
Miller (T2)
Hicks (T3)
Jerman (T4)
9 Buckskin 2 CON/MON/PZP CDC USFS IPF 08/04/23 08/31/23 48 02 06N 116 09 52W U 242 $2,500,000 0 Winebark (T3)
Hicks (T3)
Ramsay (T3)
10 Wahoo Peak PZP GVC USFS NCF 07/29/23 10/06/23 46 09 00N 114 41 00W U 380 $20,000 0 Nuxoll (T4)                                               Norman (T4)
                             
NR IDAHO WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 10,133 $49,484,100 0
MONTANA                        
            Start End**         Estimated Structures Incident
  Wildland Fire Kind* Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Longitude Cause*** Acres Costs Destroyed Commander(s)
1 Colt FSPC MDC DNRC SWS 07/18/23 09/01/23 47 21 11N 113 39 56W L 7,154 $32,500,000 0 Parks (T3)
Warder (T3)
Sampson (CIMT)
Olson (CIMT)
Pfahler (T3)
2 Bowles Creek MON DDC USFS BDF 07/20/23 9/27/2023 46 11 25N 113 48 45W U 6,988 $12,000,000 0 Anderson(T5)
Eccles (T3)
Bertleson (T3)
Howell (T3)
Backe (T3)
Bergman (T3)
Schenk (T3)
3 Big Knife  MON/CON MDC BIA FHA 07/24/23 09/06/23 47 08 31N 113 58 01W L 7,276 $11,400,000 0 Berney (T3)
Bergman (T3)
Behrens (CIMT)
Trahan (T3)
4 Hay Draw FSPC MCC CNTY LG09 07/25/23 07/27/23 45 22 44N 105 14 22W L 3,701 $350,000 0 Harding (T3)
5 Ridge FSPC KIC USFS FNF 07/30/23 09/21/23 48 22 02N 113 57 18W L 3,665 $21,500,000 0 Butler (T4)
Huntsberger(T3)
Schwope (T1)
Opliger (T1)
Martin (T3)
Houser (T4)
6 Middle Ridge FSPC MDC BIA FHA 07/30/23 08/14/23 47 31 18N 114 24 53W L 13,000 $3,950,000 0 Couture (T4)
McCrea (T3)
7 Communication Butte  FSPC MDC BIA FHA 07/30/23 08/04/23 47 20 51N 114 19 18W H 1,423 $375,000 0 Swearingen (T4)
Couture (T3)
8 Niarada FSPC MDC BIA FHA 07/30/23 08/21/23 47 49 40N 114 35 33W L 20,365 $8,400,000 4 Berney (T3)
Behrens (CIMT)
Atkinson (T3)
9 Mill Pocket FSPC MDC BIA FHA 07/30/23 08/19/23 47 49 05N 114 40 12W L 1,869 $2,000,000 0 Berney (T4)
Berney (T3)
Behrens (CIMT)
Berney (T3)
10 East Fork FSPC KDC USFS KNF 07/30/23 10/2/2023 48 31 47N 114 51 17W L 5,259 $28,200,000   Farrand (T4)
Flanagan (T3)
Sampson (CIMT)
Roose (CIMT)
Warder (T3)
Collett (T3)
11 Doris Point PZP KIC USFS FNF 07/30/23 9/21/2023 48 17 04N 114 00 31W L 1,606 $421,000 0 Butler (T4)
Huntsberger (T3)
Schwope (T1)
Opliger (T1)
12 Stadium Creek  PZP KIC USFS FNF 07/30/23 ######## 47 44 32N 113 30 22W L 426 $47,000 0 Flint (T4)
13 Tin Soldier Complex
(Bruce 3,613 acres, Con Kelly 0.25 acres, Kah Mountain 826 acres, Sullivan 3,726 acres)		 PZP/CON/FSPC KIC USFS FNF 07/31/23 ######## 47 57 41N 113 41 54W U 8,165 $4,700,000 0 Flint (T4)
Huntsberger (T3)
Schwope (T1)
Opliger (T1)
West (T3)
14 Black Butte FSPC LEC USFS NCD 08/01/23 08/08/23 47 49 39N 109 08 26W U 460 $215,000 0 Phillips (T4)
Bata (T3)
Bloxham (T4)
15 Gravel Pit FSPC KDC DNRC NWS 08/01/23 08/19/23 48 01 38N 115 21 16W H 304 $2,900,000 0 Parks (T3)
Best (T3)
16 Sidney MON/CON/PZP GDC USFS HLF 08/01/23 09/28/23 48 16 10N 113 11 16W U 198 $275,000 0 Emacio (T5)
Hendrickson (T5)
Hendrickson (T4)
Reynolds (T4)
Marquardt (T4)
Stanton (T4)
Marquardt (T4)
17 Throng MON/PZP BRC USFS BRF 08/11/23 10/20/23 45 43 56N 114 54 08W L 134 $3,500 0 Lewis (T4)
18 Coulee FSPC BDC BIA CRA 08/15/23 08/19/23 45 25 49N 107 49 52W H 614 $50,000 0 Morris (T5)
19 River Road East FSPC MDC USFS LNF 08/18/23 09/28/23 47 22 54N 114 48 21W U 17,313 $16,191,000 64 Wagoner(T4)
Craft (T4)
Wagoner (T4)
Unsworth (T3)
Johnson (T3)
Olson (CIMT)
Schrenk (T3)
Pfister (T3)
20 Upper Mizpah FSPC MCC CNTY LG14 08/18/23 08/19/23 45 50 12N 105 24 27W L 831 $5,000 0 Cheguis (T4)
21 Coal Ridge FSPC LEC BLM NCD 08/29/23 09/02/23 47 48 20N 109 21 44W H 1,206 $250,000 1 Tuss (T4)
Brooks (T3)
Tuss (T4)
22 Pryor Creek Rd MON/FSPC BDC BIA CRA 08/29/23 09/06/23 45 30 05N 108 23 09W H 3,231 $300,000 0 Flat Lip (T5)
Costa (T4)
Costa (T3)
Colbreth (T3)
Odonnell (T3)
23 Route 1 FSPC LEC BIA FPA 09/01/23 09/06/23 48 09 47N 104 48 35W U 1,437 $90,000 0 Pretty Boy (T3)
Cheguis (T4)
24 Lupine FSPC MDC USFS LNF 09/09/23 10/02/23 46 49 3N 114 34 38W L 158 $233,000 0 Nerison (T4)
O'Loughlin (T4)
Johnson (T4)
25 Dry Creek FSPC BDC CNTY LG22 09/17/23 09/19/23 45 52 31N 107 31 00W U 977 $100,000 0 Sciacca (T4)
Brown (T3)
26 Hwy 236 FSPC LEC CNTY LG19 10/19/23 10/20/23 48 01 39N 109 58 45W H 1,100 $10,000 0 Ewart (T5)
Smith (T5)
27 Green Mtn FSPC BDC CNTY LG40 11/27/23 11/29/23 45 35 28N 110 09 38W U 1,300 $30,000 0 Novitny (T4)
MONTANA WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 110,160 146,495,500 69
NORTH DAKOTA                      
            Start End**         Estimated Structures Incident
  Wildland Fire Kind* Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Longitude Cause*** Acres Costs Destroyed Commander(s)
1
2
NORTH DAKOTA WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 0 $0 0
SOUTH DAKOTA                          
            Start End**         Estimated Structures Incident
  Wildland Fire Kind* Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Longitude Cause*** Acres Costs Destroyed Commander(s)
1
2
SOUTH DAKOTA WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 0 $0 0
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY                
            Start End**         Estimated Structures Incident
  Wildland Fire Kind* Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Longitude Cause*** Acres Costs Destroyed Commander(s)
1
YELLOWSTONE NP, WY WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 0 $0 0
NORTHERN ROCKIES AREA   Estimated Structures  
Acres Costs Destroyed  
     
2023 NORTHERN ROCKIES AREA WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 120,293 $195,979,600 69
* = Kind             ** = End Date    
                     (i.e. Contain, Control, Out or Final ICS-209 submitted)
FSPC = Full Suppression Strategy (Perimeter Control)       *** = CAUSES      
PZP = Point or Zone Protection Strategy (Limited Perimeter Control)   H = Human Caused    
CON = Confine Strategy             L = Lightning Caused    
MON = Monitor Strategy             U = Unknown    
              N = Natural (coal-seam, etc.)    
              O = Other