Incident: Brush Creek
Released: 8/24/2007
A temporary road closure has been issued for the areas of the Flathead National Forest in the vicinity of the Brush Creek Fire, due to concerns for public safety. Heavy firefighting and logging equipment are working in the fire area and burned trees are falling without warning. The closure includes the Star Meadow area, the drainages of Sheppard and Brush Creeks, and portions of the Good and Little Wolf Creek Drainages. Owners, lessees and residents are exempt from this closure but should be extremely cautious in these areas. For more information on this closure visit the Flathead National Forest Website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/flathead/fire/fire 2007.shtml.
