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Granite Pass Complex fire burning over 1,500 acres inciweb and last updated 2021-07-16 16:08:13-04 LOLO PASS — The Granite Pass Complex fires have burned 1,532 acres in the Lolo Pass area and remains 0% contained. An additional wildfire -- the Boulder Creek Fire -- has been added to the complex which also consists of the Lolo Cree, BH Hill and Shotguns that are burning in Montana and Idaho. Firefighters have completed wrapping critical infrastructure and recreation sites/infrastructure and are continuing to work on structure protection and preparation work. MTN News The Lolo Pass Visitor...

UPDATE: JULY 16 AT 12:30 P.M. The Boulder Creek Fire is now joined with the Granite Pass Complex located northwest of the Shotgun Fire on the Powell Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. U.S. Forest Service said in a release the Boulder Creek Fire has been smoldering for the last week and has created enough smoke and heat to be considered a wildfire. Thursday, firefighters finished wrapping high-priority infrastructure and recreation sites Thursday. Wrapping is when a fire-protective shield over valuable infrastructure to defend them against embers, heat and possible f...

Granite Pass Complex fires have burned more than 1,500 acres inciweb and last updated 2021-07-16 16:16:54-04 LOLO PASS — The Granite Pass Complex fires have burned 1,532 acres in the Lolo Pass area and remain 0% contained. An additional wildfire - the Boulder Creek Fire - has been added to the complex which also consists of the Lolo Cree, BH Hill, and Shotguns fires that are burning in Montana and Idaho. Firefighters have completed wrapping critical infrastructure and recreation sites/infrastructure and are continuing to work on structure protection and preparation work. MTN News The Lol...

Granite Pass Complex fires grow to 1,434 acres courtesy photo and last updated 2021-07-15 19:21:58-04 LOLO PASS — The Granite Pass Complex fires burning along the Montana/Idaho border have grown by nearly 300 acres. The lightning-sparked fires have burned a combined total of 1,434 acres and remain 0% contained. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. due to hot, dry, and breezy conditions. A previously issued Evacuation Warning remains in effect from the Idaho border to Lolo Hot Springs. MTN News Drivers are also being asked not to stop along Highway 12. The complex is c...

Additional closures planned near Granite Pass Complex fires inciweb and last updated 2021-07-13 15:59:20-04 LOLO PASS — The Granite Pass Complex fires near Lolo Pass have burned an estimated 1,134 acres. The complex includes the Lolo Creek Fire in Montana and the BM Hill and Shotgun fires in Idaho. An evacuation remains in effect between the Idaho border and Lolo Hot Springs. Additional closures on the Lolo National Forest in the area of the blazes have been announced. All forest lands south and southwest of the Howard Creek Road Junction with Highway 12 to the Lolo Pass Visitor Center w...