OLNEY — Crews are mopping up after a fire that broke out Tuesday near the Olney Refuse Site with Olney Fire and Ambulance reporting a total of 27 acres have burned.
The wind caught a grass fire which then spread it into the trees, according to a social media post from the Whitefish Fire Department.
Olney Fire along with several other agencies -- including the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, the US Forest Service, the West Valley and Whitefish fire departments -- responded to the scene.
