The Broadwater sheriff says those areas are in imminent fire danger. is for Upper Duck Creek Road, Upper Gurnett Creek Road and Dry Gulch Road. The Broadwater County Sheriff has issued a mandatory evacuation order for people living near the Woods Creek Fire burning near Boulder Lakes in the Big Belt Mountains. Thursday.Įvacuations In Broadwater & Sanders Counties The Big Horn Country Rural fire department has ordered a type two incident management team that should be in effect at 6 a.m. He asks that drivers avoid going down the Sarpy Road and Highway 384 between mile-markers 1 and 15 due to smoke and passing firefighting equipment.Īccording to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Forestry and Wildland Fire Management on Crow Agency the fire is pulling four BIA engines, a squad of Crow firefighters and a helicopter to assist in keeping the fire on the east side of the Little Big Horn River. Mischel says there’s an evacuation order for Dry Creek Road and the western side of North Tullock Creek Road. The American Red Cross set up a shelter in the multipurpose building in Crow Agency for people displaced by the fire. He says as far as he knows, no people were harmed or structures destroyed. “From what I was hearing, a lot of homeowners stayed and actually helped fight the fire in their area,” Mischel says. The grant allows the federal government to pay up to 75% of the state’s eligible firefighting costs, including for materials and supplies, mobilization and demobilization, equipment use and field camp expenses.Įach grant also generates more than $550,000 in federal mitigation funding, according to the governor’s office.īig Horn County disaster and emergency services coordinator Brian Mischel said Wednesday evening that about 36 structures were evacuated due to the fire at around 1 a.m. Gianforte’s office said in a press release that the state secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant from the federal government to offset the costs of fighting the fire. It's 5% contained according to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. The fire started yesterday in pine and grass. It’s also threatening infrastructure, utilities and roads in the area.Īccording to Brian Mischel, disaster and emergency services coordinator for Big Horn County, the fire is 53,000 acres and growing. Greg Gianforte’s office announced Wednesday that the Poverty Flats Fire spanning tens of thousands of acres is threatening more than 1,240 homes in and around Crow Agency and Hardin in Big Horn County. Big Horn County Fire Threatening 1,240 Homes
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