Flurry of weekend fire starts leads to increased restrictions
“Extreme” fire danger and increased restrictions follow weekend of dry lightning
Source: montanafreepress.org
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“Extreme” fire danger and increased restrictions follow weekend of dry lightning
HELENA, Mont. - Fire crews are battling wildfires throughout western Montana amid hot and dry weather.
A dry lightning storm July 29 lit up as many as 17 new wildfires on the Flathead National Forest.
The largest fire is the Ridge Fire, burning at about 5 acres, on the East side in the woods above Abbot Bay and the smaller Abbot Creek Fire.
Fire managers with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said the human-caused North Lake Fire was sparked by equipment in a dry hayfield.