Small fires remain active around Western Montana
Burned trees on the Miller Peak Fire south of Missoula. (Inciweb photo)
Extreme fire danger continues on the Lolo National Forest with stage 2 restrictions in place.
Last week the Wilkes Creek Fire cropped up about 8 miles southwest of Thompson Falls. Crews responded quickly and were able to fully contain the fire at less than 1 acre. Helicopter rappellers from the Kootenai Forest were able to assist on the incident.
Firefighters on the Miller Peak Fire south of Missoula were able to expand containment to 65% as of Monday. It was sized at 2,724 acres and more than 500 firefighters remained assigned to the incident.
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