Musselshell/Yellowstone Complex of fires reported to be 24,007 acres, 60 percent contained kulr8.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kulr8.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UPDATE: JULY 10 AT 2:48 P.M.
Command of the Musselshell/Yellowstone Complex, which contains the Western Road Fire, the Peterson Fire and the Musselshell Trail Fire, has been assumed by the Thompsonâs Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 7 Saturday morning.
An update from the Northern Rockies Incident Management team says the team is working in coordinating with Montana DNRC, the Bureau of Land Management and Yellowstone County.
As of Friday morning, the Western Road Fire is estimated at 1,500 acres, the Peterson Fire is approximately 1,600 acres and the Musselshell Trail Road Fire is estimated at 22,000 acres.
Overnight into Saturday, firefighters saw minimal fire growth and more accurate mapping is expected Saturday.
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A temporary shelter has been set up by the Red Cross at the Roundup Community Center for those who have been evacuated.
UPDATE: JULY 8 AT 4:30 P.M.
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Earlier, potentially affected areas near the fire just off of Winchester Drive at the end of Jeffery Mine Road were given Code Red pre-evacuation notices.Â
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DES says the fire is moving fast in a east to south east direction toward the north portion of the Johnny Coal Subdivision.
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UPDATE: JULY 8 AT 4 P.M.
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There are also crews working on the third fire, which is a timber fire east of the five acre fire near Queens Point.
CODE RED: Wildfires Reported Near Roundup, Subdivision Evacuated
Several fires have been reported around Roundup, according to the Musselshell Country Department of Emergency Services, with one subdivision being voluntarily evacuated.
According to the Musselshell County DES Facebook page, a Code Red Alert has been sent out for the Johnny Coal subdivision, where a large fast moving fire was reported off the end of Jeffrey Mine Road around 4pm today (Thursday 7/8).
Musselshell County Sheriff s Office was going door to door alerting residents in the Johnny Coal subdivision, and a temporary shelter has been set up by the Red Cross at the Roundup Community Center for those displaced by the evacuation.
Type 2 Incident Management Team assigned to fires in Musselshell County kulr8.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kulr8.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.