UPDATE: 4:13 p.m. - July 3, 2024
We have an update on a wildland fire that broke out Monday afternoon in the Grant Creek area of Missoula.
The Missoula Fire Department was called out at 3:38 p.m. after a fire was reported near Grant Creek Road and Stonebridge Road in Missoula.
Crews arrived to find that around two acres of what MFD said were "native grasses" burning along a ridge. Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control.
An MFD investigator is still working to determine what sparked the wildland fire.
(first report: 4:35 p.m. - July 1, 2024)
The City of Missoula Fire Department is responding to a wildland fire in the Grant Creek area.
According to a social media post, the fire is burning along a hiking trail.
We will have additional information as it becomes available.