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Columbus: Fire Incidents in 2006, Montana (MT)

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 32
  • Good Intent Call: 1

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents per 100,000 population

Incident types - Columbus

Incident types - Montana

Location: Interstate 90, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Tri-Lakes FSA, 3200 Spokane Creek, East Helena, MT 59635,  Phone: (406) 475-3552,  Fax: (406) 475-3552,  ID: 05013,  Incident #: 1
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 08/30/2006 18:00,  Arrival Time: 08/30/2006 22:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/01/2006 22:00
Actions taken:
  • Establish fire lines around wildfire perimeter.
  • Contain fire (wildland).
  • Fire control or extinguishment, other.
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: East Gate RFD, MT 59635,  ID: 05035,  Incident #: 53,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 08/30/2006 17:16,  Arrival Time: 08/31/2006 20:16,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/31/2006 22:15
Action taken: Establish fire lines around wildfire perimeter.
Location: Columbus, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Bozeman Fire Department, MT 59715,  ID: 06001,  Incident #: 1101,  Station: 1,  Shift/Platoon: B
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 07/11/2006 14:30,  Arrival Time: 07/11/2006 16:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/11/2006 23:59
Alarms transmitted for the incident: 1
Action taken: Establish fire lines around wildfire perimeter.
Location: I-90, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Central Valley Rural Fire Dist, MT 59714,  ID: 06012,  Incident #: 562,  Station: 1
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 07/11/2006 14:00,  Arrival Time: 07/11/2006 16:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/11/2006 23:00
Action taken: Contain fire (wildland).
Location: main, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Manhattan RFD, MT 59741,  ID: 06013,  Incident #: 610032
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 07/10/2006 17:56,  Arrival Time: 07/10/2006 17:56,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/11/2006 08:20
Actions taken:
  • Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
  • Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
Location: Main, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Manhattan RFD, MT 59741,  ID: 06013,  Incident #: 610033
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 07/11/2006 10:01,  Arrival Time: 07/11/2006 10:01,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/11/2006 23:45
Actions taken:
  • Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
  • Provide equipment, where equipment is used by another agency.
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
Location: unknown, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Sourdough RFD, 4541 S 3rd, Bozeman, MT 59717,  ID: 06053,  Incident #: 600124
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 07/10/2006 16:37,  Arrival Time: 07/10/2006 17:12,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/11/2006 08:20
Action taken: Establish fire lines around wildfire perimeter.
Location: Unspecified, columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Fromberg VFD, 120 W River, Fromberg, MT 59029,  Phone: (406) 668-9801,  ID: 10004,  Incident #: 2006016
Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs.
Alarm Time: 07/10/2006 16:15,  Arrival Time: 07/10/2006 17:45,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/10/2006 23:59
Actions taken:
  • Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
Location: 3rd Avenue, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus VFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32001,  Incident #: 6062
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 04/26/2006 09:25,  Arrival Time: 04/26/2006 09:27,  Controlled Time: 04/26/2006 09:31,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/26/2006 09:39
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural/urban or suburban,  Wildland Fire Cause: Misuse of fire
Total Acres Burned: 0.1
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus VFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32001,  Incident #: 6161
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 08/26/2006 16:41,  Arrival Time: 08/26/2006 16:47,  Controlled Time: 08/26/2006 17:14,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/26/2006 17:14
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres,  Wildland Fire Cause: Equipment
Total Acres Burned: 0.1
Location: 3rd Street, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus VFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32001,  Incident #: 6170
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 09/24/2006 13:30,  Arrival Time: 09/24/2006 13:32,  Controlled Time: 09/24/2006 16:27,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/24/2006 17:29
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Cooking area, kitchen,  Heat Source: Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment,  Item First Ignited: Decoration
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Equipment Involved: Oven, rotisserie,  Power: Electrical line voltage (>= 50 volts),  Portability: Stationary
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above,  Square Feet: 1500,  Stories with Damage: 1 Extreme
Detector Presence: Detectors Present
Location: 3rd Street, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus VFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32001,  Incident #: 6171
Incident Type: Building fire
Alarm Time: 09/24/2006 21:07,  Arrival Time: 09/24/2006 21:09,  Controlled Time: 09/24/2006 23:51,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/24/2006 23:53
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
Buildings Involved #: 1,  Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Attic: vacant, crawl space above top story, cupola,  Heat Source: Hot ember or ash,  Item First Ignited: Structural member or framing
Cause of Ignition: Unintentional
Structure Type: Enclosed building,  Status: In normal use,  Stories: 1 Above,  Square Feet: 1500,  Stories with Damage: 1 Extreme
Detector Presence: Detectors Present
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Reed Point VFD, 1 2nd Ave NW, Reed Point, MT 59069,  ID: 32003,  Incident #: 200617
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 09/05/2006 15:30,  Arrival Time: 09/05/2006 15:45,  Controlled Time: 09/05/2006 16:30,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 09/05/2006 16:45
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: 375 Shane Creek Rd, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Absarokee RFD, MT 59001,  ID: 32011,  Incident #: 2006005
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 04/04/2006 13:54,  Arrival Time: 04/04/2006 14:44,  Controlled Time: 04/04/2006 17:21,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/04/2006 17:21
Actions taken:
  • Control fire (wildland).
  • Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
  • Provide apparatus.
Location: 1419 Countryman Creek Rd, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Absarokee RFD, MT 59001,  ID: 32011,  Incident #: 2006006
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 04/13/2006 13:14,  Arrival Time: 04/13/2006 13:35,  Controlled Time: 04/13/2006 15:53,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/13/2006 15:53
Actions taken:
  • Control fire (wildland).
  • Provide manpower. Includes providing manpower to assist rescue/ambulance units lift patients or providing manpower to assist police.
  • Provide apparatus.
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Absarokee RFD, MT 59001,  ID: 32011,  Incident #: 2006013
Incident Type: Fire
Alarm Time: 06/22/2006 21:30,  Arrival Time: 06/22/2006 21:45,  Controlled Time: 06/22/2006 23:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 06/22/2006 23:20
Actions taken:
  • Establish fire lines around wildfire perimeter.
  • Contain fire (wildland).
  • Control fire (wildland).
Location: Broomfield Rd, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Absarokee RFD, MT 59001,  ID: 32011,  Incident #: 2006022
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 07/10/2006 13:00,  Arrival Time: 07/10/2006 13:45,  Controlled Time: 07/11/2006 01:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/11/2006 01:00
Actions taken:
  • Contain fire (wildland).
  • Control fire (wildland).
  • Provide apparatus.
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Absarokee RFD, MT 59001,  ID: 32011,  Incident #: 2006023
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 07/11/2006 07:00,  Arrival Time: 07/11/2006 07:50,  Controlled Time: 07/11/2006 19:00,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/11/2006 19:00
Actions taken:
  • Contain fire (wildland).
  • Control fire (wildland).
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Absarokee RFD, MT 59001,  ID: 32011,  Incident #: 2006025
Incident Type: Forest, woods, or wildland fire. Includes fires involving vegetative fuels, other than prescribed fire, that occur in an area in which development is essentially nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and the like.
Alarm Time: 07/16/2006 20:41,  Arrival Time: 07/16/2006 20:56,  Controlled Time: 07/16/2006 21:53,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/16/2006 21:53
Action taken: Canceled en route.
Location: Rapelje Rd, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Absarokee RFD, MT 59001,  ID: 32011,  Incident #: 2006027
Incident Type: Cultivated grain or crop fire. Includes fires involving corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, and other plants before harvest.
Alarm Time: 07/17/2006 00:00,  Arrival Time: 07/17/2006 22:28,  Controlled Time: 07/18/2006 03:10,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/18/2006 03:10
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Control fire (wildland).
Location: Whistle Creek Rd, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Absarokee RFD, MT 59001,  ID: 32011,  Incident #: 2006028
Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs.
Alarm Time: 07/17/2006 21:26,  Arrival Time: 07/17/2006 22:15,  Controlled Time: 07/18/2006 02:24,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 07/18/2006 02:24
Action taken: Standby.
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6029
Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs.
Alarm Time: 03/04/2006 11:29,  Arrival Time: 03/04/2006 11:33,  Controlled Time: 03/04/2006 12:16,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/04/2006 12:30
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres
Total Acres Burned: 1
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6040
Incident Type: Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire. Excludes outside rubbish fires in a container or receptacle.
Alarm Time: 03/24/2006 21:20,  Arrival Time: 03/24/2006 21:32,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/24/2006 21:56
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Location: Whitebird Rd, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6043
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 03/31/2006 16:14,  Arrival Time: 03/31/2006 16:28,  Controlled Time: 03/31/2006 17:12,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 03/31/2006 18:12
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
Area Type: Urban -wildland interface area,  Wildland Fire Cause: Misuse of fire
Total Acres Burned: 0.3
Location: Shane Creed Road, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6047
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 04/04/2006 13:52,  Arrival Time: 04/04/2006 14:02,  Controlled Time: 04/04/2006 15:57,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/04/2006 16:08
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
Area Type: Urban -wildland interface area,  Wildland Fire Cause: Misuse of fire
Total Acres Burned: 2.5
Location: Hwy 10, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6055
Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs.
Alarm Time: 04/11/2006 18:11,  Arrival Time: 04/11/2006 18:27,  Controlled Time: 04/11/2006 18:33,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/11/2006 20:03
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres,  Wildland Fire Cause: Misuse of fire
Total Acres Burned: 0.5
Location: Countryman Creek, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6056
Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs.
Alarm Time: 04/13/2006 13:10,  Arrival Time: 04/13/2006 13:35,  Controlled Time: 04/13/2006 16:05,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 04/13/2006 16:29
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres,  Wildland Fire Cause: Misuse of fire
Total Acres Burned: 2
Location: Stillwater River Road, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6070
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 05/16/2006 15:17,  Arrival Time: 05/16/2006 15:40,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 05/16/2006 18:45
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Provide water. Includes tanker shuttle operations and pumping in a relay or from a water source. Excludes normal fire suppression operations.
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6143
Incident Type: Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire. Includes ground fuels lying on or immediately above the ground such as duff, roots, dead leaves, fine dead wood, and downed logs.
Alarm Time: 08/13/2006 11:13,  Arrival Time: 08/13/2006 11:22,  Controlled Time: 08/13/2006 11:46,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/13/2006 13:02
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres,  Wildland Fire Cause: Natural source
Total Acres Burned: 0.5
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6152
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 08/23/2006 15:11,  Arrival Time: 08/23/2006 15:13,  Controlled Time: 08/23/2006 19:26,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/23/2006 20:40
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres
Total Acres Burned: 0.5
Location: Sandstone Court, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6155
Incident Type: Passenger vehicle fire. Includes any motorized passenger vehicle, other than a motor home (e.g., pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, buses).
Alarm Time: 08/24/2006 19:58,  Arrival Time: 08/24/2006 20:01,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 08/24/2006 20:45
Actions taken:
  • Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
  • Salvage and overhaul.
Acres Burned #: < 1
Area of Origin: Operator/passenger area of transportation equip.,  Heat Source: Heat from powered equipment, other
Cause of Ignition: Failure of equipment or heat source (Mechanical failure, malfunction, other)
Mobile Property Involved: Involved in ignition and burned,  Type: Passenger car.,  Make: Ford,  Model: MUSTANG,  Year: 2006
Location: Hwy 10, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6193
Incident Type: Grass fire. Includes fire confined to area characterized by grass ground cover, with little or no involvement of other ground fuels.
Alarm Time: 11/07/2006 05:08,  Arrival Time: 11/07/2006 05:30,  Controlled Time: 11/07/2006 05:48,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 11/07/2006 06:11
Action taken: Extinguishment by fire service personnel.
Area Type: Rural, including farms >50 acres
Total Acres Burned: 0.1
Location: Unspecified, Columbus, MT 59019
Fire Department: Columbus RVFD, MT 59019,  ID: 32012,  Incident #: 6223
Incident Type: Authorized controlled burning. Includes fires that are agricultural in nature and managed by the property owner. Excludes unauthorized controlled burning and prescribed fires.
Alarm Time: 12/22/2006 13:15,  Arrival Time: 12/22/2006 13:23,  Last Unit Cleared Time: 12/22/2006 13:35
Action taken: Standby.

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