Sep 30 2009
It looks like fire season is winding down. Here’s a good overview of the situation from today’s online edition of the Missoulian . . .
Cold rain and snow dampened Montana’s long-running fire season on Wednesday, soaking the last of the forest fires still smoldering across the state.
Read the entire article . . .
Sep 30 2009
The Forest Service has reported no significant changes to the Ninko Creek Fire since Sunday, but they did post a new, more detailed topographic map today. According to the map legend, they’ve bumped the size of the burn up to 662 acres from the previously estimated 500.
Ninko Creek Fire Perimeter, September 30, 2009 – click [...]
Sep 29 2009
The Ninko Creek Fire didn’t generate much in the way of news Tuesday. Apparently, it is still at about 500 acres and, with cooler, moister weather moving in, isn’t likely to do anything exciting very soon.
The Flathead National Forest posted a couple of aerial photos to the Inciweb log.
Also, here is the latest (September 29th) [...]
Sep 28 2009
According to this morning’s InciWeb update, the Ninko Creek Fire is about 500 acres in size. From the “remarks” section of the report . . .
The west flank is holding well. The center of the fire is burning the hottest in steep and hazardous terrain. The north side of the ridge is holding well. The [...]
Sep 28 2009
The Daily Inter Lake posted their daily fire summary late last night. Among other things, it appears the Ninko Creek Fire had grown to 500 acres as of Sunday evening.
High winds late into Saturday night fanned fires across western Montana.
Sustained gusts as high as 30 mph in some places with even stronger winds in higher [...]
Sep 27 2009
We’ve added some new material and reviewed and updated the links on the Fire Information Links Page. Mostly, this was a matter of chasing down the ever-changing location where the Flathead National Forest posts its fire data.
At present, the link to the Fire Information Page has a permanent home in the “NFPA Site Links” section [...]
Sep 27 2009
Yesterday’s stiff winds blew up the Ninko Creek Fire to 500 acres from the previous 35. Here’s the latest information, as reported by the Flathead Beacon . . .
The Ninko Creek Fire located approximately 40 miles north of Columbia Falls in the Whale Creek Drainage on the Flathead National Forest had increased fire activity on [...]
Sep 26 2009
Strong, gusty winds accompanying a cold frontal passage this evening may fan area fires. The Daily Inter Lake has a write-up, including some discussion of the Ninko Creek Fire north of Whale Creek . . .
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Sep 26 2009
This is the full-frame view of the photo we’re using for our banner right now. It was taken September 20, 2009 by Ken Stolz and shows the glow of the Ninko Creek Fire as seen from the shore of Teepee Lake. Click the image for a larger view.
Ninko Creek Fire from Teepee Lake – click [...]
Sep 24 2009
Yesterday’s Daily Inter Lake had a good summary of fire activity in the Flathead National Forest, including the lightning-caused Ninko Creek fire just north of Whale Creek . . .
The Flathead National Forest has three wildfires on its hands, along with several prescribed fire projects.
Lightning that moved through the area earlier this week triggered the [...]
