Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies are issuing pre-evacuation warnings for residents on the East Side Road and the Killbrennan Lake Road in response to the
South Yaak Fire burning 4 miles northwest of Troy. Pre-evacuation warnings mean residents should be ready to evacuate if necessary. The South Yaak fire was burning more than 320 acres as of Friday afternoon.
The Sanders County Sheriff s Office has issued an evacuation warning due to the 2,000-acre
Thorne Creek Fire burning 5 miles northeast of Thompson Falls.
The warnings are in effect for the “Graves North” and “Graves South” areas near Thompson Falls, described as “from Cougar Creek south to the intersection of Blue Slide Road and the railroad tracks.” Deputies will be gathering pre-evacuation information from residents as they work through the area door-to-door today. Residents in these areas should be prepared to evacuate if conditions warrant.
New wildfires trigger some evacuations in Meagher County
MTN
and last updated 2021-07-22 19:57:36-04
Several wildfires were reported in the Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District of Meagher County on Thursday afternoon.
Corral Fire (SE corner of Castle Mountains): Meagher County issuing evacuations from north of Castle Town to Yankee Jim. Large and very large airtankers responding.
Sawmill Gulch (north Little Belts): estimated at 0.5 acres. Helitak responding.
Sky Peak Fire (in the Tenderfoot Drainage): Smokejumpers on scene.
Yankee Jim (NW of Corral Fire in the Castle Mountains): estimated at 0.5 acres. Helitak and Type 6 Engine on scene .
No other details are available at this point; we will updateyou if we get more information.
New wildfires cause evacuations in Meagher County
MTN
and last updated 2021-07-22 21:13:21-04
Several wildfires were reported in the Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District of Meagher County on Thursday afternoon.
Corral Fire (SE corner of Castle Mountains): Meagher County issuing evacuations from north of Castle Town to Yankee Jim. Large and very large airtankers responding.
Sawmill Gulch (north Little Belts): estimated at 0.5 acres. Helitak responding.
Sky Peak Fire (in the Tenderfoot Drainage): Smokejumpers on scene.
Yankee Jim (NW of Corral Fire in the Castle Mountains): estimated at 0.5 acres. Helitak and Type 6 Engine on scene .
No other details are available at this point; we will updateyou if we get more information.