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The Haystack fire, last listed as burning 22,591 acres and 80% contained, has been handed from Great Basin Team 4 to a local Type 3 incident management team, officials said.

For 10 days, the little fire on the ridge smoldered, changing little in size. Then, like scores of others around the West, it began to grow.

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.

The Rosebud County Department of Emergency Services has issued an evacuation notice for the Ashland area due to the 63,000-acre Richard Spring Fire burning southwest of Colstrip. The fire is anticipated to burn to the south and east today through another 20,000 to 30,000 acres in Rosebud County.