... At a Glance. The fire is 3 miles east of the highway. These are the latest reports on the Montana fires as of August 15. Additional traffic in the area poses a safety hazard to both the public and firefighters and interferes with firefighting activity.Information boards for the fire have been set up at the following spots in the local area:Settings - change map background and toggle additional layers This fire burned 2,932 acres since August 16, 2019 and is considered out. With structure protection measures completed, the structure protection group has been reduced in size.Hose line is stretched along the control line of the 367-acre Montana Creek Fire on Saturday, July 6, 2019. Settings - change map background and toggle additional layers.
Level 1: Ready evacuation status is not an evacuation order but an alert for residents to be aware there is a possible threat in the area.Fire managers are asking for the public’s cooperation in avoiding the fire area for safety reasons. Twenty-nine homes in the Montana Creek area remain in “Level 1: Ready” evacuation status. July 30, 2020 Montana Wildfire Update For July 30, 2020. Smoke from the fire could be visible from locations on or adjacent to National Forest System lands. Minimal fire behavior is expected with this projected wet and cool weather pattern. Photo by Stephanie Bishop/Alaska Division of ForestryThe Rainer Type 2 Initial Attack Crew from Washington arrived in the evening and will help secure the southern edge of the fire today. Two interactive wildfire maps for Montana are available. There are currently 117 personnel from nine different state, federal, and municipal agencies working on the fire, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry.A control line has been put in around the entire perimeter of the fire. Crews will continue to mop-up to gain depth along the fire edge, to identify and secure problem areas, and grid unburned areas for undetected spot fires.The Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Task Force and a strike team of tenders from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough will continue to support mop-up operations and remain ready for initial attack, while the norther region engine strike team will be released today. The shallower duff layer means firefighters don’t have to dig down as deep to find and extinguish hot spots.Firefighter Adam Paskvan of the UAF Nanooks Wildland Fire Crew hoses down a hot spot on the Montana Creek Fire on Saturday, July 6, 2019. The fire is burning in lodgepole pine in steep, rugged, inaccessible terrain with high concentrations of standing dead trees and logs on the ground. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and fire investigators are on scene.No structures have been damaged and no injuries have been reported. Fire managers are confident the fire will remain in its current footprint.Firefighters have begun mopping up the inside perimeter of the fire working in from the outside edge to search for hot spots and ensure the fire does not creep outside the control line. Background Map; Topographic; Aerial; Aerial, labeled; Roads; Red Flag Warnings The McClusky fire will continue to burn until the area receives a season-ending weather event. Montana fire response video to become educational tool Aug 2, 2019 The National Park Service has released an emergency response video documenting the first moments of a Montana fire. Standing snags and those hung-up or suspended in adjacent snags pose an excessive safety risk to firefighters. There are no current closures from this fire. State Continuity and Emergency Management Office 406-444-0100 Continuity@mt.gov Crews made good progress securing the perimeter of the Montana Creek Fire (#429) on Saturday, thanks partly to a shallow duff layer that is making mop-up quicker and easier. Firefighters are making progress toward containment goals on many fires in the West. There are pumps and hose set up around the entire perimeter to provide firefighters with a water supply for mopping up. Large fire activity continues in 13 states where 42 large fires have burned more than 273,000 acres. ... Fire managers are confident the fire will remain in its current footprint.
New large fires were reported in Arizona, Idaho, and Montana. Fall like weather transitioning to winter conditions with intermittent storm systems. The Idaho Fire Map is the only statewide map of all available fire information in one place. Beaver Creek Fire. Firefighters will be adding depth today to secure the line farther in from the perimeter.Firefighters have cleared around structures closest to the fire and also set up pumps, hose and sprinklers for structure protection, if needed. Fire managers will continue to monitor weather and changes in fire activity over the next few days, as more rain and cooler temperatures are expected to impact the area. The Horsefly Fire has burned more than 2 square miles and is 0 percent contained. The lightning caused McClusky fire, located three miles northeast of Delmoe Lake and 13 miles northwest of Whitehall was reported on August 16. July 30, 2020 • Four large fires continue to burn in Montana today. August 07 2019 12:50 PM EDT weather.com. Heavy snags standing and falling.Fire behavior is minimal with creeping and smoldering.Burning in steep inaccessible, rocky terrain with excessive risk to firefighters due to the number of dead snags near the fire's perimeter.To date, the fire has received over 2" of precipitation. The JBER task force will be released this evening.The Montana Creek Fire started on Wednesday and is burning near Mile 98 of the Parks Highway. There is heavy equipment operating in the area and water tenders are traveling back and forth hauling water into the fire to fill portable water tanks that firefighters are using to take direct suppression action and strengthen containment lines. The entire perimeter has been secured at least 10 feet in and a good chunk of the perimeter has been secured 25 feet in. Smoke may be observed as warm and breezy conditions pass through the area and the fire experiences growth. Montana Disaster and Emergency Services 406-324-4777 MTDES@mt.gov. Firefighter and public safety is the number one priority.
More information is available on the Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center Wildfire Map. The line is a mixture of dozer line and hand line cut with chainsaws.