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Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Rice Ridge Fire area from 2pm Saturday to 9pm Sunday for hot and dry weather, atmospheric instability, gusty winds and poor overnight humidity recovery. Fire managers expect an increase in fire activity and are preparing to strengthen containment lines with increasing overnight staffing during the Red Flag period, especially in critical areas around the fire perimeter and in Double Arrow Ranch. A...
SEELEY LAKE – Over the past several weeks firefighters from all over the country have come to fight the Rice Ridge Fire. The natural response is to want to help and donations have been flooding in. While the donations of food and drinks have been appreciated, the Type 2 Incident Management Team asks the community to consider the challenges they face when accepting donations and offered some alternative suggestions that can work for everyone. The infrastructure is in place to keep the f...
Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: The next community meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 14 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. The Rice Ridge Fire only grew a couple hundred acres yesterday. It is currently 11,277 acres with 10% containment. There are 581 Firefighters assigned to the fire: 11 crews, 35 engines, 4 helicopters, 2 dozers, 17 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY: Heavy smoke cover shaded the fire throughout the day and slowed activity more than expected, despite a...
Rice Ridge Morning Update: A community meeting will be held tonight, Aug. 14 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. Photos taken Aug. 1 by Chelsea Cahoon. The Rice Ridge Fire showed no increase in acreage due to No IR Flight. Containment is still 10%. There are 548 firefighters assigned to the fire: 10 crews, 31 engines, 6 helicopters, 2 dozers, 15 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY: Fire growth was limited across the fire with the exception of the Swamp Creek drainage, where...
SEELEY LAKE – Just over a hundred people showed up for the fifth Rice Ridge Fire community meeting at the Seeley Lake Elementary School Monday, Aug. 14. The Rice Ridge Fire is still the top priority in the Northern Rockies Region, but a surge in fire activity in the Northwest has shifted the national priority to the west. The Rice Ridge Fire showed no growth over the last day. It is contained at 10 percent and is 11,277 acres. There are 581 fire personnel currently working on the fire. The T...
Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: There will be a community meeting Thursday, Aug. 17 at 6pm at Seeley Lake Elementary. The Rice Ridge Fire grew about 500 acres in the last two days. It is up to 11,754 acres and remains 10% contained. There are 549 Firefighters assigned to the fire: 9 crews, 35 engines, 6 helicopters, 2 dozers, 18 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY: Crews continued to use heavy equipment to construct indirect line on the northwest portion of the fire, working to conne...
