A Department of Natural Resources and Conservation helicopter training session takes place with new Frenchtown Rural Fire Department District members on July 2. They are trained on how to call in a bucket drop. (Photo courtesy of Frenchtown Rural Fire Department)
August 1, 2018
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August 1, 2018 4 a.m.
Lolo Forest raises fire danger to 'very high'
The West Zone of the Lolo National Forest is currently in “Very High Fire Danger” as temperatures continue to rise into the 90s. Lush green grasses from a wet spring have begun to dry out, and fires can now start and spread easily, and “have a quick increase in intensity immediately after ignition. These fires can be very difficult to control,” said Lolo District Fire Management Officer Jim Ward.