Rice Ridge Fire Saturday Morning Update

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 west over the fire area, with 0.3 inches of rain at Kleinschmidt Flat near Coopers Lake but only 0.14...