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Some growth seen at Big Knife Fire near Arlee, community meeting planned

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Slight growth seen on Bowles Creek Fire near Skalkaho Pass

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Tin Soldier Complex Fires update: Aug. 11, 2023

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Niarada Fire near Elmo burning 20,365 acres, containment grows to 39%

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Colt Fire northwest of Seeley Lake holds steady, remains 45%

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Ridge Fire holds steady, public meeting planned

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Ridge Fire holding at 2,940 acres, pre-evacuation notices issued

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Little change at Big Knife Fire near Arlee, community meetings planned

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Firefighters continue work on securing perimeter of Niarada Fire

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Little change reported from Bowles Creek Fire near Skalkaho Pass

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Little change being reported at Tin Soldier Complex Fires

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Pre-evacuation notice issued near Ridge Fire

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Containment grows to 45% on Colt Fire northwest of Seeley Lake

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Niarada Fire near Elmo grows to 20,000 acres, containment at 25%

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Hungry Horse Reservoir closed due to fire activity

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Slight growth seen at Tin Soldier Complex Fires

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Lightning sparks series of small fires in the Kootenai National Forest

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Ridge Fire grows to 2,940 acres, Hungry Horse Reservoir closed

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Hungry Horse Reservoir closed due to wildfire activity

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Little change reported at Bowles Creek Fire near Skalkaho Pass

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Big Knife Fire near Arlee holds steady, community meeting planned

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Containment at Niarada Fire near Elmo grows to 25%

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Containment grows on Colt Fire northwest of Seeley Lake

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Hungry Horse Reservoir closing due to fire activity

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Change in the weather helps firefighters build containment on Niarada Fire

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Lake County evacuations eased near Niarada Fire outside of Elmo

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Fire danger lowered to "high" in Missoula County, part of Lolo National Forest

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Some evacuations lifted near Niarada, Mill Pocket fires

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Ridge Fire near Hungry Horse burning 2,773 acres

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Tin Soldier Complex Fires at 2,580 acres, remains 0% contained

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Big Knife Fire near Arlee grows to over 4,800 acres

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Bowles Creek Fire near Skalkaho Pass sees some growth

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Little change reported from Colt Fire northwest of Seeley Lake

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UPDATE: Niarada Fire burning 18,000+ acres, evacuation orders eased

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Evacuations ordered for Niarada Fire

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UPDATE: Section of Highway 28 near Elmo reopens

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Red Cross sets up Polson shelter for Niarada Fire evacuees

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Smoke in Western MT air means potential health hazards for sensitive groups

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Gravel Pit Fire between Kalispell and Libby grows to 200 acres

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