Flathead Nat’l Forest Wildfire Update 8-26-15
Flathead National Forest officials are busy dealing with 18 wildfires, in addition to the three (Sheep, Granite, Spruce) that are being managed by the Incident Command Team responsible for the Thompson-Divide Complex. Most are less than 1 acre in size.
Here is the situation according to this morning's report from the Forest Service:
Bear Creek Fire: SIZE: 28,700 Acres The strong smoke inversions that held over the fire for the past few days allowed for moderate fire behavior and prevented fire managers from getting a good aerial view of the fire to assess growth. The fire burned actively during the night due to thermal belts (A zone of high nighttime temperatures and relatively low humidity experienced within a valley or mountain side) and grew to the south from the Mid Creek area toward Black Bear Creek.