We’re seeing smoke here in the Flathead, caused by some serious wildfires. As far as we know, all of them are lightning-caused.
The closest to us is the Elder 1 Fire, 7-miles west of Frenchtown. It’s at 510-acres with no containment. 140-firefighters are working this blaze today.
Just to the south of that, the North Fork Fire is up to 105-acres 10-miles southwest of Hamilton, north of the North Fork of Lost Horse Creek. About a third of that inferno is in steep, rocky terrain above 8,000-feet. They’re still working to get some containment.
The Twin Sisters Fire, 10-miles northwest of Judith Gap, is at 80-acres in heavy timber. They’ve achieved 15% containment.
Meanwhile, the Upper Smith Fire, 20-miles northwest of Bonners Ferry has grown to 1,518-acres, but they have it 15% contained this morning. Nearby, the Turner Fire is now 100% contained at 681-acres.
