Sep 24 2011
The Daily Inter Lake has a pretty good report on current wildfire status in the region . . . While fires burning in and around the Bob Marshall Wilderness are still listed as “active,” recent rains and cooler, longer nights have mostly put a lid on them. Continue reading . . .
Sep 20 2011
From today’s Missoulian . . . Federal and state wildland fire agencies will rescind Stage I fire restrictions on Wednesday throughout much of western Montana. Included in the order are Flathead, Lake, Mineral, Sanders, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Granite, Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties. Restrictions will remain in effect on the Flathead Indian Reservation. Continue [...]
Sep 15 2011
From the Daily Inter Lake . . . With the early rifle season in wilderness areas opening today, the Spotted Bear Ranger District is urging backcountry hunters to be aware of multiple trail closures caused by ongoing wildfires in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. And Forest Service officials advise there could be more trail closures with [...]
Sep 14 2011
From the Daily Inter Lake . . . Several wildfires touched off by lightning Sept. 8 made galloping runs over the weekend along the Continental Divide, most of them in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Continue reading . . .
Sep 08 2011
From the Hungry Horse News , , , A fire on the south side of Big Mountain and another in Marion drove home the point of the Flathead County Commissioners in imposing Stage 1 fire restrictions on private property in Flathead County… As fire crews battled the two fires – both likely human-caused – and [...]
Sep 02 2011
From the Daily Inter Lake . . . Recent rains, higher humidities and lower temperatures have put a damper on fires still burning in Northwest Montana. About a half inch of rain was recorded Wednesday at Spotted Bear and the Big Prairie Ranger station in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, where the 4,100-acre Big Salmon Lake [...]
Aug 29 2011
It is still a fairly quiet fire season in this corner of Montana. The Daily Inter Lake has an overview . . . The National Weather Service is forecasting a weather front that should cool down Western Montana fires, including a new one that recently emerged northeast of Libby. A weather system is expected to [...]
Aug 26 2011
From the Daily Inter Lake . . . The Hammer Creek Fire appears to have doubled in size over the last two or three days, according to updated reports on three active fires in Northwest Montana. The Hammer Creek Fire, now estimated at 2,800 acres, has burned northeast from the South Fork Flathead River basin into the [...]
Aug 24 2011
From the Daily Inter Lake (with photos) . . . Firefighters continued to tangle with a new fire east of Stryker while two fires in the Bob Marshall Wilderness were mostly unaffected by stiff winds Tuesday. Soon after the Fitzsimmons Fire was detected Monday near the confluence of Fitzsimmons Creek and upper Stillwater Creek, it [...]
Aug 24 2011
The Missoulian posted this item late yesterday. I’d take it with a grain of salt, especially the “extended summer” bit . . . Although September is but a week away and students are returning to school, summer weather and wildfire season in Montana is far from over. In fact, “we are hitting our peak right [...]
