Pine Creek Fire Update
Today is another critical fire weather day, with breezy and dry conditions predicted. The wind will be less than yesterday, but still breezy at times.
Today is another critical fire weather day, with breezy and dry conditions predicted. The wind will be less than yesterday, but still breezy at times.
The Millie Fire is now 45 percent contained and remains at 10,205 acres.
Firefighters continued their efforts today securing existing containment lines and doing so during today’s strong winds.
The Millie Fire, twenty miles south of Bozeman is 10,186 acres and remains 10 percent contained.
Some good news...residents on Deep Creek Road and Lower Deep Creek Bench Road to Return to Their Properties, effective today, September 4, 2012 8:00 a.m.
UPDATE: There will be a Community Information Meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Center across from Town & Country Foods
The Pine Creek fire is 9300 acres and 5% contained.
The Millie Fire, burning about 20 miles south of Bozeman on the Gallatin National Forest, is estimated to be 9,500 acres with 0 percent containment.
Still at 10,000 acres.
Cottonwood Canyon residents are being warned that they may need to evacuate, but no orders are in place yet. This, according to the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office.
The lightning caused Mille Fire, burning 20 miles south/southwest of Bozeman, in the Storm Castle Creek drainage on the Gallatin National Forest, is about three miles east of Rat Lake near the Blanchard inholding.
Bozeman native and Patriot's player, Dane Fletcher is staying put!
Reports from the Park County Commissioner, Randy Taylor, tell that the fire is visibly put out but monitoring and surveying will continue throughout the day. Nearly 30 homes were evacuated and the officials are requesting them to not yet return to their homes. More details inside.
The fireworks caused Bear Trap fire, burning in Madison Canyon, has grown to almost 15,000 acres.
This is the latest from the Gallatin Media Center: