Wildfire near Elmo grows to 1,050 acres

Tools

By The Associated Press

Story Published: Aug 12, 2008 at 9:49 AM MST

Story Updated: Aug 12, 2008 at 9:49 AM MST

PABLO - A wildfire west of Elmo has grown to 1,050 acres and more than 200 firefighters were on the scene Tuesday.

The Deep Draw fire grew by 450 acres since Monday in steep, rocky and timbered terrain near Montana 28 about eight miles west of Flathead Lake. It was triggered by lightning Friday. About 220 firefighters were working on it Tuesday along with retardant and water drops.

The Flathead Interagency Dispatch sent firefighters to two fires on the Swan Lake Ranger District, and five fires on the Hungry Horse/Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest. All the fires were under control at a fraction of an acre within 24 hours.

Several small fires in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex and in Glacier National Park are being managed for wildland fire use.

Your Weather Authority

Current Temp 34 °F

Mostly Cloudy and Breezy

Wind : West at

24.15 mph

Humidity : 54 %

Pressure : 29.50 in

More Weather

State Farm Sky Cam

More Weather

AP Video

On Demand

Mobile
Go to http://www.kulr8.com/mobile to view our site on your mobile device. Read more »
RSS/XML
Get news and updates as soon as they're published. Read more »

Stock Quotes

This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.