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The roughly 171,000-acre Richard Spring Fire south of Colstrip reached 65 percent contained over the weekend, up from 0 percent containment Friday. Some evacuation and pre-evacuation notices remain in effect in the area.

The Broadwater County Sheriff’s Office lifted a mandatory evacuation order in connection with the Woods Creek fire, officials said Wednesday, adding that some areas remain on high alert.

Pre-evacuations announced for Woods Creek Fire U.S. Forest Service and last updated 2021-07-27 16:50:24-04 Pre-Evacuation Warning for Woods Creek Fire for Upper Duck Creek Road, Upper Gurnett Creek Road and Upper Dry Gulch Road is underway. Sheriff Wynn M. Meehan said on Facebook that landowners and residents need to take measures to prepare for a possible mandatory evacuation of those areas. The Woods Creek fire has burned more than 3,700 acres as of Tuesday morning. Meehan said he made the de...

Lincoln County Evacuation Orders The Kootenai National Forest says evacuations are underway in Lincoln County where the South Yaak Fire has spread northward. According to an incident update from the Kootenai National Forest around 1:30 this afternoon, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is evacuating residents on East side Road, west of the fire. The Sheriffs office says the mandatory evacuation order for Eastside Road near Troy only applies to residences north of mile marker 3. Affected resi...