MTBDF Pedro Mine

Last updated: 2024-09-06

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The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

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State: Montana

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Coordinates:

Latitude: 45° 29 53 Longitude: -112° 0 09

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NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations.

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Incident Overview: The Pedro Mine Fire, located nine miles east of Sheridan in the Mill Creek area, is burning in steep, rocky terrain with little to no access for firefighters. The area contains a large concentration of standing dead trees (“snags”) that pose challenges to ensuring firefighter safety and in responding to potential medical emergencies, jeopardizing the well-being of firefighters and other responders. Fire managers from the Forest, working in collaboration with local Madison County officials have identified and prioritized critical values at risk in the fire area. Firefighting efforts will focus available resources on the protection of structures on private inholdings and active mining claims approximately .1-.7 miles from the fire and the Branham Lakes Campground 1.5 miles from the fire.Several factors, including firefighter safety, terrain, resource availability, fire behavior, past prescribed fire units and vegetation management projects in the area, threats to public safety and property, and fire season outlook and modeling, inform wildfire management decisions. Fire managers are strategic in their approach and continually reassess conditions and alter management strategies to protect critical values.