The Rice Ridge Fire was a wildfire that burned northeast of Seeley Lake in the Lolo National Forest in Montana in the United States.

[3][4] Located north and east of Seeley Lake, Montana, over 700 firefighting personnel were assigned to the blaze, primarily active in a mountainous lodgepole and mixed conifer forest.

Aircraft focused on making water drops while crews worked on protective activities along Highway 83 and on the northside of Seeley Lake and Double Arrow Lodge.

[12] The next day, one campground remained closed and the fire had grown in Cottonwood Creek, causing Lolo National Forest to expand closures.

[18] Mandatory evacuations were put in place due to the fire threatening 580 homes in the Seeley Lake area and schools were closed.

[22] By Sunday night, September 3, the fire grew into a megafire after mapping flights reported it had burned 101,419 acres (410 km2), nearly doubling in size within 24 hours.

[29] Evacuation orders were revoked on September 15 and the Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area and lands owned by The Nature Conservancy were re-opened.