As of Sunday afternoon, the fire burning south of Browning in northern Montana (Spotted Eagle Fire - Family Peak Complex Wildfire) has grown significantly and is not yet contained in any measurable amount. We've got the latest from the Lewis & Clark National Forest:
DENVER (AP) — The fire that destroyed more than 500 homes near Colorado Springs is now 85 percent contained, and crews are hoping to have it fully contained tomorrow.
MANDATORY EVACUATION West of Inverness including Inverness Road, Loc Lomond and Black Hawke. The fire is moving towards Old Yellowstone Trail and several houses are being warned of the possible danger. Real time map here.
An evacuation of all houses on the west side of Inverness is now necessary.
Park County officials are reporting that a fire has started at mile marker 36 on 89 South.
Reports from the Park County Commissioner, Randy Taylor, told that the fire near Livingston made its way to Old Clyde Park Road where the firefighters were able to hold the blaze. Around 30 homes were evacuated in the area.
Montana State Fire Marshal, Allen Lorenz, is asking all Montanans to help prevent forest fires this 4th of July by not lighting any fireworks. Is this something you can do? While many of us will inevitably buy fireworks to celebrate, I think we can all agree that we don't want to start any more fires. That's why I reached out to the firework distributors to ask what they are doing to help prevent
Photos by Michael Blessing
If you need up to the minute information on any wildfire anywhere and any closures due to them, this is an awesome link and you can sort it by location.
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