reconnecting
Listening for events…

The Dexes / Wildfire (Storm Events) / 988183

Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)

FERGUS

988183

The record

Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.

Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id988,183
Episode IDepisode_id163,640
Begin UTCbegin_utc2021-12-01T07:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2021-12-04T19:00:00+00:00
StatestateMONTANA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameFERGUS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceFire Department/Rescue
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeStrong winds continued to howl across the plains as December began, bringing widespread impacts to the region. These winds combined with an ongoing drought and resulting very dry fine fuels to create conditions ripe for the rapid spread and growth of fires that started. By 6am, crews were working at least three fires across North-Central Montana, one just south of Great Falls, one near Denton, and one near Browning. See episode titled High Winds to Start December for more information on the winds.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeThe West Wind Fire was first reported on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 as a start in Judith Basin County that quickly spread into Fergus County. High winds with gusts over 60 mph pushed the fire into the town of Denton, MT where multiple structures were threatened. 25 primary structures, 18 secondary structures and 6 commercial structures are destroyed, along with 100,000 bushels of recently harvested grain that burned in two grain elevators. The fire was caused by a powerline.
Yearyear2,021

Provenance

This slot's source list is not carried on the manifest row; open the dossier below.

Storage: spine

FERGUS — Wildfire (Storm Events) — TerraPulse