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Update on the Divide Complex Fires INCIWEB and last updated 2021-07-12 16:29:41-04 GREAT FALLS — The Ellis, Balsinger, and Iron Mines Fires are now being managed as the Divide Complex. The fires have burned an estimated 2,500 acres as of Monday morning. The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday evening issued an evacuation order for residents of Belt Park due to fire activity northwest of Neihart. A community meeting will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Neihart Community Center in the gymnasium. On the Ellis Fire, there are four Type 6 Engines, two Type 2 Initial Attack mo...

Meagher Co. Sheriff's Office issues pre-evacuation warning for Smith River corridor U.S. Forest Service and last updated 2021-07-11 16:54:31-04 HELENA — The Meagher County Sheriff's Office has issued pre-evacuation warnings for parts of the Smith River corridor The order covers from the Camp Baker put-in point north to Blacktail Creek, about a 10 mile stretch of the river. There are about half a dozen campsites along that portion of the Smith. The Ellis Fire is burning just west of the Smith River. Estimates this morning put the fire at around 215 acres. It is being managed as part of ...

Updated 6:13 p.m., July 11, 2021 The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the U.S. Forest Service has asked the residents of Belt Park west of Highway 89 to begin evacuation immediately. The Balsinger Fire, which is seven miles west of Neihart, has experienced a dramatic increase in activity due to weather and wind conditions. Via inciweb: Due to rapidly changing fire conditions on the MY Complex evacuation notice has been issued in Musselshell County for anyone living in the following areas: East of Queen's Point Road, south of Harvey Road, west of Melstone-Custer Ro...

Fire Update; 11 a.m. Friday, July 9 Cooler temperatures and negligible winds are helping fire crews currently battling two wild fires burning in the Little Belt Mountains south of Great Falls. However, Friday's forecast includes a significant chance that afternoon thunderstorms will develop in the area, bringing the challenges posed by lightening strikes and gusty winds. Balsinger Fire The Balsinger Fire saw only moderate growth overnight. An update Friday morning now places the fire's size at 50 acres. The Balsinger Fire started near the South Pilgrim Trailhead, off Divide Road and northeast...

Several wildfires burning in the Belt Creek-White Sulphur Ranger District Several wildfires burning in the Belt Creek-White Sulphur Ranger District Posted at 7:10 PM, Jul 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-07-09 21:18:47-04 GREAT FALLS — Four fires started sparked on Thursday on the Belt Creek-White Sulphur Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest. As of Friday afternoon, the Balsinger Fire is estimated at 60 acres, the Ellis Fire is estimated at 110 acres, and the Iron Mines Fire is less than an acre and smoldering. The three fires are being managed together as the Divi...