UPDATE: 3:37 p.m. - July 9, 2025
Crews remain on the scene battling a fire south of Kalispell that broke out on Thursday afternoon.
South Kalispell Fire Chief Chris Yerkes tells MTN that several thousand dollars worth of hay bales are on fire on Foys Bend Lane.
Watch: Wildfire on Foys Bend Lane
Yerkes says a bystander and several freighters are being treated for smoke inhalation and other heat-related injuries.
The fire is estimated to have burned less than an acre, and no structures are currently threatened.
Several fire departments, including Somers, Bigfork, Creston, Evergreen and West Valley, are assisting the South Kalispell Fire Department.
- information from Maddie Kiefer included in this report.
(first report: 1:40 p.m. - July 9, 2025)
Crews are on the scene of a wildfire that's broken out south of Kalispell.
Firefighters are battling a blaze on Foys Bend Lane. Multiple fire and police units are on the scene.
We will have additional information as it becomes available.
