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Aug. 1—Northwest Montana will be under stage 1 fire restrictions that prohibit campfires beginning Saturday. The rules are for Flathead and Lincoln counties, the Flathead and Kootenai forests ...
Jul. 26—Northwest Montana fire managers on Wednesday decided to enact stage 1 fire restrictions across the region beginning Saturday. The fire rules will affect the Flathead and Kootenai forests ...
May 25—U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke asked the House Appropriations Committee on Friday to approve nearly $50 million for 15 infrastructure projects in western Montana, including one in Flathead County ...
The Alice Fire was reported on July 22, 2017, at 6:37 PM, 16 miles northeast of Lincoln, Montana. The cause for the fire was a lightning strike. Upon its discovery, the fire had burned a mere 20 acres (0 km 2) [1] The fire grew slowly and by August 6, it was already 10% contained at 59 acres (0 km 2). Fire crews camped out near the fire due to ...
The Park Creek Fire was a wildfire located two miles north of Lincoln in Helena National Forest and Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana in the United States. The fire, which was reported on July 14, 2017, was started by lightning and burned over 18,000 acres (73 km 2). It threatened the community of Lincoln and directly impacted ...
By August 21, Sprague Fire had spread to encompass 1,183 acres (479 ha) and was burning in a sparse vegetation zone on Lincoln Ridge. Nearly 100 firefighters had been assigned to the fire protecting structures such as Sperry Chalet with a portable pond and sprinklers and had the support of one helicopter performing water drops on hot spots.
Jul. 19—Montana is likely to see a rapid increase in wildfires as the summer grows hotter and the rain stops, according to fire weather experts. Gov. Greg Gianforte hosted a fire briefing ...
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,677. [2] Its county seat is Libby. [3] The county was founded in 1909 and named for President Abraham Lincoln. The county lies on Montana's north border and thus shares the US-Canadian border with the Canadian province of British Columbia.