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Crews prepare for conditions likely conducive to more fires

Forest Fires Sending Even More Smoke Into Missoula And Bitterroot

Forest Fires Sending Even More Smoke Into Missoula And Bitterroot Smoke tells the story - Western Montana is filling up with area forest fire smoke. Air quality has been getting worse on a daily basis as the fires continue to grow and are joined by new lightning-caused blazes. Stage 2 fire restrictions (campfires prohibited) are becoming the norm. In Idaho, the Snake River Complex is now over 102,000 acres and is near other large blazes in western Idaho and eastern Washington. The Dixie-Jumbo Fires are over 24,000 acres 60 miles west of the Bitterroot Valley, south of Grangeville, Idaho. At Lolo Pass, the thousand-acre Granite Pass Complex has caused closure of Lolo Pass Hot Springs and speed restrictions on US Highway 12 going over the pass into Idaho. About 30 miles north of Orofino, Idaho, the Cougar Rock Fire is over 3,360 acres in size.

Forest Fires Sending Even More Smoke Into Missoula And Bitterroot

New Fire Bursts Forth in Montana's Scapegoat Wilderness

A new forest fire was spotted Sunday in the Scapegoat Wilderness, 20 miles north of Ovando, Montana. The Dry Cabin Fire was 10 acres at first glance and then grew to 50 acres within hours. As of Wednesday, July 14, the fire is 300 acres in size and is in heavy timber near other burned areas. Due to limited resources, the wilderness fire will be using local personnel, who will plan a long-duration plan with limited response. Other fires are being fought under a Full Suppression effort. Firefighting resources are being stretched thin early in this fire season. The new fire is only one of several that have been reported this week with lightning the main cause in this continuing hot, dry weather in the West. Montana, Idaho and Arizona have the most active fires, but California and Oregon have the largest, so far.

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