Incident Overview
Bitterroot National Forest Fire Update
August 22, 2010 Hamilton, MT - Two helicopters dropping water buckets, seven firefighters, and two engines are currently on scene of the Silverthorn fire. This fire is approximately 3 miles southwest of Stevensville, MT and is located in the Silverthorn Creek drainage. At this time, the fire is one acre in size.
The Silverthorn fire is believed to be caused by lightning. It was spotted across the valley around 6:00 Sunday by a Stevensville Ranger District fire engine returning from assisting the Alder Creek fire. The Alder Creek fire, east of Stevensville and west of Rock Creek, is approximately 500 acres. For more information on the Alder Creek fire visit http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2080/.
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Basic Information
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
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Outlook
| Remarks | Definitions: Contained - The status of a wildfire suppression action signifying that a control line has been completed around the fire, and any associated spot fires, which can reasonably be expected to stop the fire’s spread. Controlled - The completion of control line around a fire, any spot fires, and any interior islands to be saved; burned out any unburned area adjacent to the fire side of the control lines; and cool down all hot spots that are immediate threats to the control line, until the lines can reasonably be expected to hold under the foreseeable conditions. |
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