Archive for the tag 'wildfire information'

Sep 05 2012

Area fire activity easing off

Wildfire activity in this corner of Montana is easing off, not that anyone is complaining . . . Burning activity was limited Tuesday on the Blacktail Ridge Fire near Plains, and the Avalanche Lake Trail remains closed in Glacier National Park due to a small fire nearby. “Really we haven’t seen much fire growth today,” [...]

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Aug 07 2012

New fire northwest of Seeley Lake; region’s fire season gets busier

Still not a lot of heavy wildfire action in this corner of Montana, but the region overall is getting busy . . . A lightning-caused fire in the Marshall Creek drainage northwest of Seeley Lake was the biggest new start in western Montana, even as much larger challenges confronted firefighters in Idaho and eastern Montana. [...]

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Aug 07 2012

Two new fires in Flathead Forest Monday

What appear to be a couple of relatively minor wildfires were detected in Flathead National Forest on Monday . . . Two new fires were detected on the Flathead National Forest Monday, and both are being suppressed. The Gorge Fire was less than an acre, burning about 10 miles northeast of Condon in the Bob [...]

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Aug 05 2012

Wildfire Information page updated

The Wildfire Information page was getting a bad case of “link rot.” Maintaining accurate links to government agencies is a bit of a chore. Anyway, the page has been updated with various corrections and some new material. Enjoy . . .

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Jul 30 2012

Fires in the Bob Marshall get bigger; fire danger now high in Flathead Forest

The U.S. Forest Service is starting to get busy. They’ve now got a 3,000 acre blaze in the Bob, after a couple of fires merged, as well as several smaller actions elsewhere. According to the following article from the Daily Inter Lake, they did manage to suppress a small wildfire in the North Fork’s Coal [...]

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Jul 29 2012

Wildfire season arrives on the North Fork

Well, the U.S. Forest Service had an incident team set up on Moran Meadow today, a short distance south of Polebridge. Reportedly, they were working with helicopter support (a shiny red one) to knock down a spot fire in the Coal Creek area. They appeared to be doing water drops. So, it looks like its [...]

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May 12 2012

Montana fire response coordinators to post updates on Twitter

The fire response folks at Montana DNRC are hoping to introduce a little 21st Century tech this year by announcing wildfire developments via Twitter . . . Fire response coordinators in Montana will use the social media website Twitter this year for the first time as a way to update residents of wildfire developments such [...]

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Sep 24 2011

Recent rains and cooler, longer nights quiet fires

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 . . .

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Sep 15 2011

Caution urged for backcountry hunters as fires persist

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 [...]

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Sep 14 2011

Regional wildfires show steady growth

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 . . .

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