Rice Ridge Fire

Unit Information

Lolo National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Montana
Missoula, MT 59804

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Rice Ridge Fire with snow-capped mountains 10-11-2017

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October 20, 2017 The Rice Ridge Fire is 100 percent contained and fire line repair work by heavy equipment has been completed. Road grading on Forest Service Road #477 (Cottonwood Lakes Road) and Forest Service Road #89 has also been completed. Other post-fire work may continue as needed but suppression repair work has been completed for the season. Questions related to the fire should be directed to the Seeley Lake Ranger District at 406 677-2233.

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Monday July 24th, 2017 approx. 04:30 PM
Location	North and east of Seeley Lake MT.
Incident Commander	Heather Martens
Coordinates	47.268 latitude, -113.485 longitude

Current Situation

Total Personnel	11
Size	160,187 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	100%
Estimated Containment Date	Sunday October 15th, 2017 approx. 06:00 PM
Fuels Involved	Timber (litter and understory) and Brush
Significant Events	Minimal fire behavior with smoldering

Outlook

Planned Actions	Operations include mop-up, back-hauling of equipment, and fire suppression repair with heavy equipment.
Projected Incident Activity	No fire spread expected. Weather will be clear and warm allowing suppression repair to continue.
Remarks	209s will be completed weekly.

Current Weather

Weather Concerns	Dry weather the last two days has allowed suppression repair to begin again. A very windy and wet cold front will pass over this weekend which may pause suppression rehab.