Contained 🇺🇸 Montana

River Road East Fire

Discovered Aug 18, 2023 · Northern Rockies

🕐 Started …

Acres Burned

17,313

Containment

100%

Location

Montana

Discovered

Aug 18, 2023

Structures

—

Casualties

—

Containment progress100%

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Aug 18, 2023

Fire ignites — River Road East discovered.

Final

100% contained at 17,313 acres. Recovery operations begin.

Daily Inter Lake

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