A community meeting will be held Thursday, August 17 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School.Yesterday The most active portion of the fire continued to burn in the Swamp Creek and Morrell Mountain areas. Indirect line construction and fuel...

Evacuation Warning for Placid Lake LiftedThe Evacuation Warning for Seeley Lake remains in place; however, the Evacuation Warning for Placid Lake was lifted monday at 12 noon. The Missoula County Office of Emergency Management has established a hot line number for any Evacuation Warning or Order questions at (406)

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The Tamarack and Peoples Creek Fires are under the command of Diane Hutton's Type 2 Fire Team. The fires are located on the Kootenai National Forest and Weyerhaueser lands but fire suppression responsibilities fall to Montana Department of Natural Resources...

August 16, 2017 Fire Started: July 16, 2017Acres Burned: 13,797 Containment: 5% Cause: Lightning Crews: 13 Helicopters: 5 Engines: 17 Dozers: 2 Skidgines: 2 Water Tenders: 9 Masticators 1 Total Resources: 513The evacuation level for the Moose Lake area has...

The Sprague fire was started by lightning on August 10. The fire is located on the west side of Glacier National Park and is burning in steep, mountainous terrain. The fire is located above Crystal Ford on the Gunsight Trail.

Update: Tuesday 16 Aug 2017 at 8:00 am Cooperating Agencies: US Forest Service (Jurisdiction), MT Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Eureka Volunteer Fire Department, Trego-Fortine-Stryker Volunteer Fire Department, Lincoln County Emergency Management Services, Red Cross. Current Status: Today will...

The Sunrise Fire on the Lolo National Forest started by lightning on July 16, 2017. It is being managed by the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team, Type 1 with Doug Turman as Incident Commander.

Pearson’s Type II IMT is managing the Sapphire Complex (Little Hogback, Goat Creek, Sliderock Fires). Acreage and containment figures are updated when new infrared flight information is available. August 16th Sapphire Complex Daily UpdateAugust 16th Sapphire Complex Smoke ReportDue to...

7-22-2017 PM UPDATE: Burdette Fire At 6am Shawn Pearson's Northern Rockies Type 2 Incident Management Team assumed command of the fire. It is 400 acres in size and located about 13 miles southeast of Tarkio and about two miles east...

As of July 24th, the Sliderock, Goat Creek, and Little Hogback Fires are known as the Sapphire Complex. All information on the Goat Creek Fire is available on the Sapphire Complex page at

The Arrastra Creek Fire was sparked by a lightning storm on the evening of July 18, 2017. Local Forest Service officials decided to fully suppress the fire, given the predicted weather and other fire activity in the region. A 30...

Alice Creek Fire was reported on Saturday, July 22nd, and is burning about 16 miles northeast of Lincoln, Montana in the Alice Creek

Sparked by lightning during a storm that rolled through the area on Friday night, the Park Creek Fire was reported on July 15th. The fire is in dense stands of heavy and dead timber, in steep terrain. The fire location...

The Monahan Fire was reported at approximately 5:30pm on Sunday July, 16th. The incident is located between Monahan Mountain on the Lolo National Forest and Little Apex Mountain on the Flathead National Forest. The fire is being managed for resource...

As of July 24th, the Sliderock, Goat Creek, and Little Hogback Fires are known as the Sapphire Complex. All information on the Goat Creek Fire is available on the Sapphire Complex page at

As of July 24th, the Sliderock, Goat Creek, and Little Hogback Fires are known as the Sapphire Complex. All information on the Goat Creek Fire is available on the Sapphire Complex page at

What: Wildland Fires Detected: Morgan Fire July 31 3:00 pm; Butler Fire August 1, 4:20 pm Cause: Lightning Current Size: Morgan Fire – 10 acres, Butler Fire – 17 acres Containment: Morgan Fire – 100%; Butler Fire – 50% Resources...

The Whetstone Ridge and Meyers fires grew together on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, and as of today are designated as the Meyers Fire. The critical fire of Tuesday did not return yesterday. As a result, structure protection efforts in the...

Monday, July 31 - 9:00 a.m.3,020 acres - 100% contained(Final Update) Shawn Taylor's Type 3 team has assumed command of the Buffalo Fire. Mop up and patrol of the fire perimeter will continue as will the rehabilitation of dozer lines and other disturbance associated with suppression

Monday, July 31 – 9:30 a.m.270,723 acres – 93% Contained (Final Update) Firefighters will continue fire repairs and mop-up. Command of the fire has been turned over to a local Type 3 organization. Sixteen homes have been destroyed as well...

Thursday, July 27- 4:45 p.m.7,925 acres - 100% contained Located in Petroleum County west of the Musselshell River and about 50 miles north of Winnett, Mont., the Crying Fire was reported mid-day July 19, 2017 and burned in grass, sage...

Firefighters are working to suppress a wildland fire burning on the Stevensville Ranger District east of Corvallis in the Sapphire Mountains near Willow Mountain Lookout and Dominic Point. The fire is approximately 55 acres in size and is currently 60%...

Efforts transitioned to Emergency Stabilization & Restoration to prevent potential flooding caused by future rain event rapid runoff from the fire

Monday, July 17 - 6:00 a.m. 1,733 acres, 100% contained 3,034 acres - 85% containedFire fighters continue to monitor fire due to heavy dead/down fuels that required extensive mop-up. Full containment is expected later today

The Tongue River Complex consists of two separate fires, Lee Creek and Witten. Both fires are burning in timber, grass, and brush in rough terrain. The Witten fire is approximately 18 miles south of Lame Deer, Montana and the Lee...

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