Wildfire — East Glacier Park Region, Montana

2023-08-01 to 2023-08-31 · East Glacier Park Region, Montana

Event narrative

On August 1, members or the Rocky Mountain Ranger District (USFS) reported the Sidney fire south of US-2 along the Rocky Mountain Front, between 2 and 2.5 miles west from the Badger Cabin admin site. The fire start was lightning. Timber was the main fuel involved and the fire eventually grew to the size of 228 acres. The fire lasted through the entire month of August, spanning into the second week of September.

Wider weather episode

The Sidney Fire (Lightning start) was a forest fire started August 1st, 2023 21 miles southwest of Browning. The fire eventually grew to be 228 acres and was active through the remainder of August.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1129862. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.