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In good news, it seems that the Meriwether and Skyland fires are on their way to containment. In bad news, the Black Cat fire was recently spotted and nearby residents are being evacuated. Cross your fingers that fellow Montana blogger (and all around awesome chica), Patia won’t be one of the evacuees. The Black Cat fire is currently about 350 acres, but has the potential to grow rapidly.

Here are some stats on some of the Montana wildfires:

Ahorn
Location: 30 Miles W of Augusta
Size: 46,500 Acres
Contained: 6%
Expected Containement: Unknown

Black Cat Fire
Location: 5 Miles NE of Frenchtown
Size: 350 Acres
Contained: 0%
Expected Containment: Unknown

Brush Creek
Location: Approx. 25 Miles W of Whitefish
Size: 26,628 Acres
Contained: 75%
Expected Containement: 30 Aug 2007

Chippy Creek
Location: 24 Miles N of Thompson Falls
Size: 82,161 Acres
Contained: 0%
Expected Containement: Unknown

Conger Creek
Location: 20 Miles N of Ovando
Size: 9,800
Contained: 0%
Expected Containement: Unknown

Fool Creek
Location: 30 Miles NW of Choteau
Size: 42,614 Acres
Contained: 0%
Expected Containement: Unknown

Jocko Lakes
Location: 8 Miles W of Seeley Lake
Size: 24,190
Contained: 15%
Expected Containement: 15 Sep 2007

Sawmill Complex
Location: 22 Miles SE of Missoula
Size: 34,898 Acres
Contained: 20%
Expected Containement: Unknown

Skyland
Location: 32 Miles ESE of Kalispell, 3 Miles S of Marias Pass
Size: 40,704 Acres
Contained: 60%
Expected Containement: Unknown
(You may remember Marias pass from this post: Marias Pass.)

Railley Mountain
Location: 15 Miles NE of Seeley Lake
Size: 4,275 Acres
Contained: 0%
Expected Containement: 15 Oct 2007

Meriwether
Location: 34 Miles N of Helena
Size: 42,438
Contained: 75%
Expected Containement: Unknown

I left out information about a few fires you see on the map, if you’d like the stats for them, just drop me a line. All stats are from the NIFC site, and if you’re using Google Earth, you can download the .kmz file here (the link is under the map).

Please click on map to see a larger, more detailed copy.

Visit MT Fire Conditions
USDA Forest Service Map of Fires
NASA Visible Earth Wildfires over MT and ID
NIFC Site Report

Today: 08.03.07


One last edit: This smoke is probably from the Skyland Fire.

Yesterday: 08.02.07

You may be able to tell that today the smoke from area wildfires was not as ‘thick’ as it was yesterday. However, NW Montana still smells like a Pine-sol factory.

Blech!