Crews nearly wrangle Banana Lake Fire
Fire crews cold trailing on the Banana Lake Fire on June 6, 2025. (Photo provided)
Unmanned Aerial Systems is used to assist in detecting residual heat sources on June 6, 2025. (Photo John Stember)
An aerial photo of Banana Lake Fire footprint taken on June 2, 2025. (Photo provided)
Burned area on Banana Lake Fire. (Photo John Stember)
Plains Community Ambulance staged during Banana Lake Fire initial attack on May 31, 2025.
More seasonal weather last week has aided efforts to wrangle the Banana Lake Fire in Sanders County.
The blaze was 75% contained with a footprint of 883 acres as of Monday morning, marking a slight reduction in size from previous estimates due to more accurate mapping from crews on the ground. The fire started May 31 in timber about 4 miles north of Plains. The cause remains under investigation.
No evacuation orders were issued, but a few homes were in the vicinity of the fire's south edge. According to the Northern Rockies Coordination Center, 50 structures are considered threatened, and one has been destroyed by the fire.
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