A trio of helicopters battled the Morgan Creek Fire near Seedhouse Road in North Routt County on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Dylan Anderson)
CLARK Temperatures in the 70s, light winds and scattered showers helped slow the spread of the Morgan Creek Fire in North Routt County on Wednesday, and as of 5:30 p.m., the fire was still listed at just under 4,000 acres, which is unchanged from Tuesday’s assessment.
Air and ground firefighting resources have steadily increased, and command of the fire has transitioned from a Type 3 incident management team to a Rocky Mountain area Type 2 team.
Firefighting crews are continuing to work to establish containment lines around the fire’s perimeter. They are being supported by three Type 1 helicopters and two Type 3 helicopters, as needed.
A trio of helicopters battled the Morgan Creek Fire near Seedhouse Road in North Routt County on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Dylan Anderson)
CLARK Temperatures in the 70s, light winds and scattered showers helped slow the spread of the Morgan Creek Fire in North Routt County on Wednesday, and as of 5:30 p.m., the fire was still listed at just under 4,000 acres, which is unchanged from Tuesday’s assessment.
Air and ground firefighting resources have steadily increased, and command of the fire has transitioned from a Type 3 incident management team to a Rocky Mountain area Type 2 team.
Firefighting crews are continuing to work to establish containment lines around the fire’s perimeter. They are being supported by three Type 1 helicopters and two Type 3 helicopters, as needed.
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The saying is, Where there s smoke, there s fire. Well, we ve got a lot of smoke in the Bitterroot Valley and Missoula, so there must be a lot of fire. And there is - in Idaho and Montana.
The Bitterroot Valley is being smothered by smoke from the Dixie Fire, south of Grangeville, Idaho. It has grown to over 17,198 acres as of Tuesday morning, and the nearby Jumbo Fire is at about 1,000 acres. The Dixie Fire has been growing in all directions, according to the Nez Perce-Clearwater Forest officials. Idaho firefighters are also fighting six huge fires south of Lewiston, Idaho, including the 158,000 acre Snake River Complex. Add that acreage to the other five blazes and you increase the size to over 250,000 acres. The prevailing winds are bringing that smoke our way.
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