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Morning Update: The Rice Ridge Fire grew more than 20,000 acres yesterday. It is now 155,900 acres and 38% contained. There are currently 731 fire personnel assigned to the fire. It has cost $40.1 million. YESTERDAY: Governor Steve Bullock, Montana National Guard Adjutant General Matthew T. Quinn and the new Chief of the USDA Forest Service, Tony Tooke, met with Incident Commander Greg Poncin and stakeholders at the Incident Command Post yesterday for a briefing on the status of the fire. The...
Morning Update: The Waters of Seeley Lake have been reopened for recreation today. There is a tentative meeting planned for Ovando Friday night but may be postponed due to incoming weather. Fire size remains the same as yesterday because cloud cover did not allow an infrared flight over the fire last night. However, fire growth did occur yesterday around the fire area due to winds gusting to 30 MPH. The reported acreage from yesterday was 155,900, it is 40% contained with 778 fire personnel on...
Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: The Powell County Sheriff will lift the Evacuation Orders for Coopers Lake and the Sheppy Zone near Monture Cabin in Powell County at 11:30 am today. Both areas will be downgraded to Evacuation Warnings, allowing people to return to their homes. Upcoming Community Meeting: Ovando: Friday, September 15th, 6 pm at the Ovando Elementary School Gym, 108 Birch Street. The Rice Ridge Fire acres is still at 155,900 acres due to no IR flight. The containment is 40% with...
Morning Update: Still no IR flight so the acreage remains at 155,900 acres. The fire is now 45% contained and has 608 personnel assigned. The cost is up to $42.3 million. There will be a community meeting in Seeley Lake Monday, Sept. 18 at 6pm at the Mission Bible Fellowship Church, 3158 Highway 83.Tuesday night, Sept. 19, their will be another community meeting at the Ovando Elementary School Gym, 108 Birch Street at 6pm. YESTERDAY: Precipitation over the past two days decreased from east to...
Rice Ridge and Liberty Fires Update: There will be a community meeting in Seeley Lake tonight, Sept. 18 at 6pm at the Mission Bible Fellowship Church, 3158 Highway 83. There will be a meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19th, 6 pm at the Ovando Elementary School Gym, 108 Birch Street. The Rice Ridge Fire remains at 160,181 acres and is 61% completed for the 35% of the fire area that is either full suppression or confinement strategy. The Liberty Fire acreage has not been updated. It is 95% completed based on...
SEELEY LAKE – The crowd dwindled at the last community meeting in Seeley Lake with Greg Poncin's Type 1 Incident Management Team Monday, Sept. 18. Those in attendance filled the Mission Bible Fellowship sanctuary with applause when the deputy Incident Commander announced all Evacuation Warnings have been lifted for the Rice Ridge Fire effective immediately. Seeley Lake Fire Chief Bob Vanden Heuvel addressed those in attendance reminding them of the firefighter that paid the ultimate sacrifice t...
Morning Update for the Rice Ridge and Liberty Fire Updates: There will be a community meeting tonight, Sept. 19, at 6 pm at the Ovando Elementary School Gym. The Rice Ridge Fire is currently 160,170 acres, 61% completed* with 377 personnel assigned to the fire. It has cost $45.4 million and threatened 1719 structures. The Liberty Fire is currently 28,689 acres and 98% completed*. There has been one outbuilding lost and the fire has cost $20.3 million. There are currently 167 personnel assigned...
