Wildfire Updates

Flathead National Forest Announces Spring Prescribed Fire Projects
Flathead National Forest Announces Spring Prescribed Fire Projects
Flathead National Forest Announces Spring Prescribed Fire Projects
Kalispell, MT, March 22nd- The Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct spring prescribed fire projects, when weather, fuel conditions, and air quality become favorable.  Smoke will be visible from various places in the Flathead Valley depending on the location of the burn units and weather conditions...
Sheep Mountain Fire Still Active, May Impact Hunting
Sheep Mountain Fire Still Active, May Impact Hunting
Sheep Mountain Fire Still Active, May Impact Hunting
The unusually dry, warm and windy weather that the Rocky Mountain Front has experienced so far this fall has kept the Moose Ridge and Sheep Mountain fires active. Fortunately, the cooler and shorter days of autumn have helped to moderate fire conditions sufficiently to allow a limited relaxation of some fire area closures while still providing for public safety...
Update on the Spotted Eagle and Benchmark Fires 9-7-15 11:30am
Update on the Spotted Eagle and Benchmark Fires 9-7-15 11:30am
Update on the Spotted Eagle and Benchmark Fires 9-7-15 11:30am
Sunday was the third consecutive day, with no new growth reported on the Moose Ridge or Spotted Eagle fires. Fire behavior remained minimal with most of the fire area receiving precipitation. On the Benchmark Fire protective structure wrap was removed from buildings, all fire hose was pulled and water bar features were constructed on the hand-dug fireline...
Sheep Fire Update 9-3-15 8:30am
Sheep Fire Update 9-3-15 8:30am
Sheep Fire Update 9-3-15 8:30am
Rain Aids Firefighters at Essex Weather: Sheep and Granite fires received up to .25 inches of rain last night. Low pressure weather patterns will continue to affect the area thru the weekend, with the possibility of air operations being limited by a low ceiling today...
Spotted Eagle, Benchmark Fire Update 9-1-15 1:30pm
Spotted Eagle, Benchmark Fire Update 9-1-15 1:30pm
Spotted Eagle, Benchmark Fire Update 9-1-15 1:30pm
Community Meeting Thursday evening in Choteau. Yesterday: Despite strong winds the Moose Ridge, Spotted Eagle and Sheep Mountain fires experienced limited new growth. However, interior areas of unburned timber and tall grasses continued to burn with some active fire behavior...
Sheep Fire Update 9-1-15 8:30am
Sheep Fire Update 9-1-15 8:30am
Sheep Fire Update 9-1-15 8:30am
The Sheep Fire is on the Flathead National Forest and burning in very steep terrain with limited access. The fire gained just 1 acre yesterday, and is now estimated at 2,102 acres, with the leading edge about 1 mile south of Essex and about 1/8 mile from the train tracks between Tank Creek and McDonald Creek...
Spotted Eagle Fire Update 8-31-15 Noon
Spotted Eagle Fire Update 8-31-15 Noon
Spotted Eagle Fire Update 8-31-15 Noon
More than a hundred local volunteer firefighters and the Montana National Guard are working with Blackfeet fire crews and a federal HotShots team to protect homes along the Rocky Mountain Front from the Spotted Eagle Eagle Fire, which is burning in timber and grassland on the southwest corner of the Blackfeet Reservation and in western Pondera County...
Sheep Fire Update 8-31-15 8:30am – Hwy 2 Open, Essex Evacuation Order Lifted
Sheep Fire Update 8-31-15 8:30am – Hwy 2 Open, Essex Evacuation Order Lifted
Sheep Fire Update 8-31-15 8:30am – Hwy 2 Open, Essex Evacuation Order Lifted
At 6 a.m. this morning Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry lifted the mandatory evacuation order for Essex and the surrounding area and placed the community back to the ‘Set’ Stage of the Ready, Set, Go evacuation model. Residents are advised to remain prepared to evacuate if conditions again warrant this action...
Essex Evacuation Ends, Hwy 2 Opens Monday Morning
Essex Evacuation Ends, Hwy 2 Opens Monday Morning
Essex Evacuation Ends, Hwy 2 Opens Monday Morning
The Glacier County and Flathead County Disaster Emergency Services have notified KSEN/K96 that US-2 will be reopened Monday morning, August 31st, at 6:00am. Pilot cars will guide traffic through the area of the Sheep Fire, which remains just 1/8 of a mile from the BNSF train tracks...
Spotted Eagle Fire Update 8-29-15 9:00pm
Spotted Eagle Fire Update 8-29-15 9:00pm
Spotted Eagle Fire Update 8-29-15 9:00pm
BIA Rte 1 Closed from browning to Heart Butte and from Heart Butte to Birch Creek. The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 has assumed management of all current fires on the RMRD, and are working closely with local FS personnel, counties, and the Blackfeet Tribe...
Sheep Fire Update 8-30-15 8:30am
Sheep Fire Update 8-30-15 8:30am
Sheep Fire Update 8-30-15 8:30am
Fire Break near completion at Essex. No structures have been lost. The Thompson-Divide Complex is comprised of the Sheep and Granite Fires on the Flathead National Forest and the Thompson Fire in Glacier National Park. The Sheep fire is the incident priority as it is approaching US Hwy...

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