An escaped debris fire approximately 4 miles north of Plains has been contained after burning 18 acres on Sunday.
U.S. Forest Service firefighters from the Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District assisted local fire crews in containing the Diamond S fire that broke out east of Montana Highway 28 on Sunday afternoon.
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Sanders County Wildland Fire Information
The fire burned in timber and grass and was initially close to several structures, which were eventually protected from the blaze, according to a social media post from Sanders County Wildland Fire Information.