Pump Station Fire Looking Good
Incident: Pump Station Wildfire
Released: 8/1/2008
DILLON, MONT., Aug. 1, 2008, 10 a.m.-Aerial reconnaissance on Friday morning (Aug. 1) showed the Pump Station fire, two miles northwest of Divide, Mont., had not grown overnight.
Helicopters were dropping water on the fire's northwest corner and isolated spot fires were seen on the fire's west flank.
The fire was still active on its north side at the head of Charcoal Gulch, presenting what the officials felt were "slight problems."
Friday morning there were three engines from the Forest Service and three from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation at the fire.
Three water tenders from Butte-Silver Bow were on hand also.
One 20-person crew from Ronan arrived this morning to join the estimated 25 local firefighters on the fire.
Another 20-person fire crew from the Bitterroot National Forest was en route.
The National Weather Service has posted a "red-flag" warning for much of Southwest Montana from noon until 9 p.m. for gusty winds and dry conditions, making conditions favorable for fires to spread.
The Pump Station fire broke out on July 31 on private land 18 miles southwest of Butte. The fire has burned 150 acres of private land and on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
The fire's cause is still under investigation.
For more information about the Pump Station fire, go to http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1446/
