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Deadman Fire

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Unit Information

Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation 
1539 Eleventh Ave. 
Helena, 
Montana 
59601 
Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation 
1539 Eleventh Ave. 
Helena, 
Montana 
59601 

Incident Contacts

  • Eastern Land Office DNRC
    Phone:
    406-247-4400
    Hours:
    8am-5pm Mountain Time

Photographs Gallery

Mesa Hotshots on the McGhee Fire
Vehicles in the foreground including a hotshot buggy that looks like a small bus. Fire is smoldering in the background with smoke rising from the hills
Vehicles in the foreground including a hotshot buggy that looks like a small bus. Fire is smoldering in the background with smoke rising from the hills
Mesa Hotshots on the McGhee Fire
Holding the Line on McGhee Fire 7/18/2024
Firefighter on road watching for spot fires from burnout operations
Firefighter on road watching for spot fires from burnout operations
Holding the Line on McGhee Fire 7/18/2024

Dasha of the Flathead Hotshot Crew keeps an eye on firing operations on the McGhee Fire on 7/18/2024

Firing Ops in Hanging Woman drainage of McGhee Fire
Forest Service truck on road with burning sagebrush behind it
Forest Service truck on road with burning sagebrush behind it
Firing Ops in Hanging Woman drainage of McGhee Fire

Burnout operations by Mesa Hotshot Crew on McGhee Fire on 7/18/2024

Firing Operations near Battle Butte area of McGhee Fire
Fire crew members lighting the burnout on the McGhee Fire
Fire crew members lighting the burnout on the McGhee Fire
Firing Operations near Battle Butte area of McGhee Fire

A member of the Flathead Hotshot Crew lights sagebrush during burnout operations on the McGhee Fire on 7/18/2024

Firing Operations on McGhee Fire
Fire crew members lighting the burnout on the McGhee Fire
Fire crew members lighting the burnout on the McGhee Fire
Firing Operations on McGhee Fire

Mesa Hotshots conducting firing operations on the McGhee Fire on 7/19/2924

Large Air Tanker Retardant Drop on July 16, 2024
Smoke rises from hilly terrain as a large air tanker, or airplane the size of a passenger jet, drops red fire retardant in a long line.
Smoke rises from hilly terrain as a large air tanker, or airplane the size of a passenger jet, drops red fire retardant in a long line.
Large Air Tanker Retardant Drop on July 16, 2024

Large Air Tanker (LAT) drops retardant on the McGhee Fire on July 16, 2024. Photo Credit: USDA Forest Service

Burnout Operations by Flathead Interagency Hotshots on July 14.
A firefighter uses a drip torch to burn and reduce fuels between the main fire and a completed dozer line.
A firefighter uses a drip torch to burn and reduce fuels between the main fire and a completed dozer line.
Burnout Operations by Flathead Interagency Hotshots on July 14.

The Flathead Interagency Hotshots conduct burnout operations to reduce fuels between one of the fires and completed dozer line. 

Photo Credit: Flathead IHC

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