NORTHERN ROCKIES COORDINATION CENTER
1998 NRGA Year-to-Date Large Wildland Fires > 100 acres By State
(As reported via Incident Status Summary ICS-209)
As of: 10/29/98
IDAHO
  Wildland Fire       Start End*         Incident
  (Suppression) Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Longitude Cause** Acres Commander(s)
1 Wapito CNC USFS CWF 08/19/98 09/09/98 46 47 12N 114 54 30W L 137
2 Spruce CNC USFS NPF 08/20/98 09/11/98 46 04 30N 114 30 30W L 530
NR Idaho Wildland Fire (Suppression) Totals 667
Fire Use
1 Moose Complex (Complex includes the Moose Creek, Billy Goat, Hidden Lake, Parachute, Gypsy and White Sand fires as well as 4 small fires for under 25 acres) CNC USFS NPF 08/20/98 09/10/98 46 08 24N 114 53 42W L 7,145 Johnson(FUMT), Wilkinson
2 Moose Creek - 220 acres (Incorporated into the Moose Complex 08/25/98) CNC USFS NPF 08/20/98 09/10/98 46 08 24N 114 53 42W L
3 Billy Goat - 1628 acres (Incorporated into the Moose Complex 08/25/98) CNC USFS NPF 08/20/98 09/10/98 46 07 30N 115 22 18W L
4 Hidden Lake - 568 acres (Incorporated into the Moose Complex 09/05/98) CNC USFS NPF 08/20/98 09/10/98 46 20 30N 114 31 12W L
5 Parachute - 767 acres (Incorporated into the Moose Complex 09/05/98) CNC USFS NPF 08/20/98 09/10/98 46 25 18N 114 27 24W L
6 Gypsy - 3098 acres (Incorporated into the Moose Complex 09/05/98) CNC USFS NPF 08/20/98 09/10/98 46 22 30N 114 59 24W L
7 White Sand - 848 acres (Incorporated into the Moose Complex 09/05/98) CNC USFS NPF 08/20/98 09/10/98 46 27 42N 114 25 06W L
NR Idaho Wildland Fire Use Totals 7,145
NR IDAHO WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 7,812
MONTANA
  Wildland Fire       Start End*   Longitude     Incident
  (Suppression) Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Cause** Acres Commander(s)
1 Goat Creek SDC MTS NWS 05/03/98 05/09/98 47 46 00N 113 44 33W H 205 Gauger
2 South Fork BDC MTS EAS 05/14/98 05/17/98 46 00 52N 106 38 22W L 660 Lundby
3 Sandburn BDC BLM MCD 05/17/98 05/21/98 47 24 34N 107 50 08W L 5,680 Hanley, Donnelly, Crinshaw
4 Snow Creek BDC BLM MCD 05/27/98 05/28/98 47 56 48N 116 18 12W L 462 Williams
5 Pocket Creek BDC MTS SOS 05/29/98 05/30/98 45 54 42N 107 24 45W L 3,200 Seder
6 Bear Trap DDC MTS CES 06/14/98 09/18/98 45 32 47N 111 34 01W H 727 Strohmeyer, Swope(T2)
7 Garfield Peak BDC BIA NCA 07/13/98 07/19/98 45 41 09N 106 26 07W L 2,050 Evans/Petrelli
8 Parkside BDC USFS CNF 07/17/98 07/22/98 45 05 00N 109 24 00W H 133 Specht(T2), Stockwell
9 Pines Fire BDC FWS CMR 07/30/98 08/03/98 47 51 00N 106 40 01W H 1,250 Nurse, Guenther
10 Pack Trail BRC USFS BRF 08/02/98 08/31/98 45 50 24N 113 45 30W L 127 Beebee, Cowin, Beck
11 Cooper Creek HDC USFS HNF 08/06/98 08/12/98 47 00 48N 112 47 24W H 110 Scott, Williams, Carpenter
12 Swift Creek BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 08/29/98 45 51 06N 113 44 24W L 130 Underwood, Burhop
13 Bitterroot Complex West Branch - Total 1,997 acres (Complex had both suppression and non suppression fires - includes the South Lookout suppression fire and 10 fires reported as fire use - see WFU section) BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 09/11/98 45 57 00N 114 37 42W L 1,997 Wallace, Kuhut, McChesney
14 South Lookout - 1720 acres (Incorporated into the Bitterroot Complex West Branch 08/06/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 09/11/98 45 57 00N 114 37 42W L
15 Main Salmon Complex - NRA portion of the Salmon-Challis Complex (Complex includes the Cayuse, Phantom Creek II, Bend , Hamilton, Bronco, Colt and Hidden Lake fires as well as 8 small fires for the rest of the acreage) BRC USFS BRF 08/07/98 09/04/98 45 28 48N 114 34 48W L 17,748 O'Brien(FUMT), Zimmerman
16 Cayuse - 2140 acres (Incorporated into the Main Salmon Complex 08/07/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/07/98 09/04/98 45 28 48N 114 34 48W L
17 Phantom Creek II - 230 acres (Incorporated into the Main Salmon Complex 08/07/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/07/98 09/04/98 45 22 55N 114 51 12W L
18 Bend - 2670 acres (Incorporated into the Main Salmon Complex 08/07/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/07/98 09/04/98 45 37 24N 114 54 54W L
19 Hamilton - 1300 acres (Incorporated into the Main Salmon Complex 08/07/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/07/98 09/04/98 45 35 30N 114 55 42W L
20 Bronco - 830 acres (Incorporated into the Main Salmon Complex 08/07/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/07/98 09/04/98 45 27 06N 114 38 30W L
21 Colt - 910 acres (Incorporated into the Main Salmon Complex 08/07/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/07/98 09/04/98 45 27 54N 114 43 24W L
22 Hidden Lake - 1440 acres (Incorporated into the Main Salmon Complex 08/07/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/07/98 09/04/98 45 37 00N 114 31 18W L
23 Bowl Mountain FDC USFS FNF 08/07/98 09/11/98 47 58 42N 112 57 54W L 3,072 Swope(2)
24 Yellowstone County BDC MTS SOS 08/09/98 08/14/98 46 00 21N 107 41 15W L 380 Doorak
25 Sweetgrass BDC MTS SOS 08/15/98 08/18/98 45 41 27N 109 56 35W L 400 Stevens
26 Gilbert SDC USFS LNF 08/20/98 09/12/98 46 39 12N 113 48 12W L 1,760 Gauger
27 Spruce BRC USFS BRF 08/20/98 09/11/98 46 04 30N 114 30 30W L 530 Wilkinson
28 Elk Creek DDC USFS BDF 08/21/98 09/08/98 45 42 54N 113 47 24W L 200 Freestone
29 Leinen BDC BIA FPA 08/21/98 08/21/98 48 05 40N 105 09 05W U 120 Mail
30 Spring DDC MTS CES 08/21/98 08/24/98 47 10 41N 112 00 08W L 125 Strohmyer
31 Smith Creek BDC MTS EAS 08/22/98 08/23/98 46 09 30N 106 42 21W L 750 Helden
32 Milk River GDC BIA BFA 08/25/98 08/27/98 48 46 59N 113 11 03W H 1,886 Herrera
33 Blackfeet Complex (Complex includes the Houseman Hill fire and one small fire for 30 acres) GDC BIA BFA 08/29/98 09/04/98 48 42 00N 113 09 03W L 1,130 Gauger, Swope(T2)
34 Houseman Hill - 1100 acres (Incorporated into the Blackfeet Complex 08/31/98) GDC BIA BFA 08/29/98 09/04/98 48 42 00N 113 09 03W L
35 Greer Gulch DDC MTS CES 08/29/98 09/01/98 45 50 10N 111 49 58W L 156 Williams
36 Kootenai Complex (Complex includes the Anaconda and McDonald Creek fires) KDC NPS GNP 08/29/98 09/11/98 48 48 40N 113 54 13W L 9,700 Adams
37 Anaconda - 465 acres (Incorporated into the Kootenai Complex 08/29/98) KDC NPS GNP 08/29/98 09/11/98 48 46 56N 113 55 51W L
38 McDonald Creek - 9235 acres (Incorporated into the Kootenai Complex 08/29/98) KDC NPS GNP 08/29/98 09/11/98 48 48 40N 113 54 13W L
39 Bradshaw BDC MTS EAS 08/31/98 09/07/98 46 28 37N 105 03 34W L 14,700 Miller, Milburn(T2)
40 Bear Gulch DDC USFS BDF 09/01/98 09/06/98 45 36 36N 112 12 00W H 202 Strohmeyer, Ourada, Wiseman
41 Herman Ridge BDC BLM MCD 09/01/98 09/06/98 47 34 37N 107 33 00W L 4,495 Wiliams
42 Bitteroot Complex East Branch (Complex includes North Fork Rye and Colter fires) BRC USFS BRF 09/02/98 09/17/98 45 59 30N 114 01 24W H/L 4,090 Russell, Kohut(T2)
43 North Fork Rye - 3950 acres (Incorporated into the Bitterroot Complex 09/02/98) BRC USFS BRF 09/02/98 09/17/98 45 59 30N 114 01 24W H
44 Colter - 140 acres (Incorporated into the Bitterroot Complex 09/02/98) BRC USFS BRF 09/02/98 09/17/98 45 42 42N 114 01 36W L
45 Boulder Lake SDC USFS LNF 09/02/98 09/15/98 47 03 48N 113 49 12W L 220 Cowin(T2), Karkanen
46 Boyer Creek SDC MTS NWS 09/02/98 09/13/98 47 26 45N 114 51 34W H 7,038 Specht(T2)
47 Challenge Creek FDC USFS FNF 09/02/98 09/22/98 48 16 00N 113 22 36W L 8,800 Frye(T1), Hafenfield, Rees
48 Dome KDC USFS KNF 09/02/98 09/16/98 48 23 12N 115 44 24W L 3,340 Foster(T1), Adams
49 Kopsi Creek KDC USFS KNF 09/03/98 09/13/98 48 53 06N 114 43 42W L 1,060 Widrig, Sherwood
50 Teigen BDC MTS NES 09/07/98 09/07/98 47 02 51N 108 41 01W H 720 Cota
51 Trumbo BDC BLM MCD 09/08/98 09/10/98 47 34 59N 106 58 56W L 1,300 Nurse
52 Burnt Shed BDC MTS SOS 09/09/98 09/12/98 46 27 18N 107 55 52W L 5,500 Anderson/Dennis
53 Dummy GDC BIA FBA 09/16/98 09/18/98 47 54 00N 108 24 0W H 529 Stiffarm/Bunshuh
54 Juel BDC BIA FPA 09/16/98 09/16/98 48 23 57N 105 24 50W H 1,500
Montana Wildland Fire (Suppression) Totals 108,182
Fire Use
1 Rainier Creek BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 10/19/98 45 24 12N 114 48 48W L 7,840
2 Bitterroot Complex West Branch (West Fork Wilderness) - Total 6,940 acres (Complex had both suppression and non suppression fires - includes the South Lookout suppression fire and 10 fires reported as fire use - see WFU section) BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 09/11/98 45 50 48N 114 36 00W L 6,940 Wallace, Kuhut, McChesney
3 Little Creek - 815 acres (Incorporated into the Bitterroot Complex West Branch 08/06/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 09/11/98 45 49 42N 114 45 30W L
4 Schofield - 3825 acres (Incorporated into the Bitterroot Complex West Branch 08/06/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 09/11/98 45 50 48N 114 36 00W L
5 Granite Creek - 140 acres (Incorporated into the Bitterroot Complex West Branch 08/06/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 09/11/98 45 56 18N 114 30 54W L
6 White Top - 800 acres (Incorporated into the Bitterroot Complex West Branch 08/06/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 09/11/98 45 42 42N 114 56 42W L
7 Bend - 1360 (Incorporated into the Bitterroot Complex West Branch 08/06/98) BRC USFS BRF 08/06/98 09/11/98 45 37 24N 114 54 54W L
8 Damnation FDC USFS FNF 08/07/98 11/01/98 47 40 48N 113 20 12W L 210
9 Sunburst FDC USFS FNF 08/20/96 10/10/98 47 44 18N 113 37 54W L 658
10 Waldbillig #2 FDC USFS FNF 08/21/98 10/10/98 47 28 18N 113 30 06W L 165
Montana Wildland Fire Use Totals 15,813
MONTANA WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 123,995
NORTH DAKOTA
  Wildland Fire       Start End*   Longitude     Incident
  (Suppression) Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Cause** Acres Commander(s)
1 G-52 Aspen NDC FWS JCR 09/23/98 09/24/98 48 30 00N 100 33 00W H 510 McManus
2 HB-1 NDC FWS DLR 09/24/98 09/24/98 48 54 00N 102 12 30W H 205 Walker
3 S. Elbow Lake NDC FWS LWR 09/22/98 09/22/98 48 36 00N 102 31 00W H 720 Walker
North Dakota Wildland Fire (Suppression) Totals 1,435
Fire Use
1
North Dakota Wildland Fire Use Totals 0
NORTH DAKOTA WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 1,435
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY
  Wildland Fire       Start End*         Incident
  (Suppression) Disp Agency Unit Date Date Latitude Longitude Cause** Acres Commander(s)
1
Yellowstone NP Wildland Fire (Suppression) Totals 0
Fire Use
1
Yellowstone NP Wildland Fire Use Totals 0
YELLOWSTONE NP, WY WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES 0
NORTHERN ROCKIES AREA    
Acres  
 
Wildland Fire (Suppression) Totals 110,284
Wildland Fire Use Totals 22,958
NORTHERN ROCKIES AREA WILDLAND FIRES >100 ACRES for 1998 133,242
*= End Date  
(i.e. Contain, Control, Out or Final ICS-209 submitted)
** = CAUSES
  H= Human
  L= Lightning
  U= Unknown