BONNER- The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation will hold another public meeting for the West Riverside Fire, Monday night at the Bonner School Gymnasium at 6:30 p.m.
Right now the fire is 3,400 acres and is 20% contained. Fire officials will be on hand to discuss the fire suppression activities and to discuss the population protection plan for the Blackfoot Corridor from Bonner to Marco Flats and the Marshall Mountain area.
The fire moved into the upper reaches of the Marshall Creek drainage Sunday afternoon. As a precaution, a structure protection group was moved into the drainage.
The fire is high on the upper slopes and was burning in heavy timber, creating a large column of smoke. Crews, with the help of retardant and water drops from helicopters, were able to make progress on the sides of the fire from the runs Saturday and Sunday.
They constructed fireline on the northwest side into a saddle in the Marshall Creek drainage. On the northeast side crews began constructing indirect fireline from the northeast corner toward the powerline.
Crews are in mop-up and patrol on the lower west portion and southern portion of the fire. In lower Johnson Creek the fire continued to burn down toward control lines that were established earlier this week.
Crews utilized a burnout to keep the backing fire even as it approaches the established line. Fire managers are also developing long-term contingency plans in case the fire moves further east.
On Monday, on the northwest side of the fire firefighters will continue to construct fireline in Marshall Creek from a saddle north of Woody Mountain down a ridgeline to the Marshall Mountain ski area.
On the northeast side, crews will construct line north towards the powerline road. On the lower half of the fire firefighters will continue to mop-up and patrol. Structure protection crews will assess the ski area and homes in the Marshall Mountain ski area.
29 Aug, 2011--
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