August 16th, 2007Montana Wildfires ‘07 UPDATE
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).
August 17th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Wow. I cant believe there are that many fires out there. I hope you dont need to be evacuated with them all. Stay safe and let us know what happens.
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August 18th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Ouch. I know how terrible this is, as we’re close to a really big fire right now, and it’s on both sides of the border, being fought by both US and Canadian firefighters. The smoke today is just awful and it’s stinky, too. We watched the flames the other night and it was scary.
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August 20th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Thank you, sweetie.
I’m feeling better, as this fire is farther off than I originally imagined. And thank goodness for the cooler temps and sprinkles!
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August 20th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
That little bit of rain was great, wasn’t it! We can even see the mountains up here today. Glad to hear you’re further away and not in danger!
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August 23rd, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Wow, those fires are really all over. I stopped and got pictures of some. Wasn’t sure if it was a nice thing to do, but I couldn’t stop the fires, so I took pictures.
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