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Beaverhead County Evacuations
Eight homes were evacuated Wednesday near the wise river south of Highway 43 as the Alder Creek Fire burns with 0% containment in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.
Beaverhead County Sheriff Paul Craft tells Montana Public Radio the eight houses were evacuated on the south side of Highway 43 between Alder Creek turnoff and mile marker 62. Craft says more evacuations are likely Thursday.
The Trail Creek Fire is also burning in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, along the Montana-Idaho border. It grew more than 5,000 acres yesterday and is now measured at around 8,000 acres.
According to the incident command post on InciWeb, planned actions include protection of nearby forest service cabins and the National Park Service’s Big Hole Battlefield.
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