Pouch Point

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ACRES BURNED

2000

STATE

North Dakota

ORIGIN COUNTY
Mountrail
containment

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47.8205636346274, -102.411954720426

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2025-05-05

TIMELINE

9 days

May 5

Detected

May 14

LAST UPDATED
Incident Data

CAUSE

Undetermined

BEHAVIOR
Minimal
Nearest CITY
New Town

PRIMARY FUEL TYPE?
Short Grass (1 foot)

Description

11 miles SW of New Town, ND

Response

Lead Protecting AGENCY

BIA

TOTAL PERSONNEL

38

DISPATCH CENTER
Miles City Dispatch Center
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

Federal
(BIA)

WEATHER

Nearby Air Quality
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47.8205636346274, -102.411954720426

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2025-05-14 20:02:37.4309412025-05-14 20:02:37.430941

**Start Date/Time/Location** The Pouch Point Fire started on an unspecified date, but it is located 11 miles southwest of New Town, North Dakota, in Mountrail County, within the Fort Berthold Agency managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)[2][4]. **Size and Containment** As of May 14, 2025, the fire has burned approximately 2,000 acres and is 80% contained[4]. **Growth and Rate of Spread** The fire has been managed under a full suppression strategy, but specific details on its initial growth rate are not provided. However, precipitation over the fire area on May 13, 2025, likely helped in containment efforts[2]. **Containment Efforts** The fire is being managed by local and possibly regional fire resources, although the exact teams and agencies involved are not specified in the available reports.

Citations

['https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/fires/137723742/north-dakota/pouch-point-fire', 'https://www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/sitreprt.pdf', 'https://www.battstaging.com/state/north-dakota/', 'https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/nfn', 'https://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2025/05/fight-continues-against-fires-near-belcourt/']

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