Small fires remain active around Western Montana

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.

A handful of small fires remained active on the Flathead Reservation on Monday.

The Haymaker Fire south of Polson on the Mission Mountains was sized at 18 acres with 10% containment. The Mill Pocket Fire west of Elmo was 153 acres with 10% containment, and the Sullivan Fire northeast of Hot Springs was 105 acres with 40% containment. No structures were threatened on any of the fires.

Fire danger on the reservation remains at the extreme level.