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Five Lightning-Caused Forest Fires in Bitterroot

Five Lightning-Caused Forest Fires in Bitterroot Thunderstorms Thursday, July 1, started five small fires on the Bitterroot National Forest, according to Tod McKay in a wildfire update Friday afternoon. Response to the fires was quick. Four of the fires were south of Darby. The forest is under a full suppression strategy. No structures were threatened Friday and some of the fires (a quarter-acre or smaller) were already extinguished. The largest fire is the Woods Creek Fire in the upper West Fork, above Painted Rocks Reservoir, south of Razorback Mountain. The Friday size estimate was 20 acres. Initially, 10 firefighters, two engines and a helicopter responded. Another 20-person initial attack crew and another engine were en route.

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