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- National Guard Members Arrive
Released: 8/8/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 8, 6 p.m. - A 10-person Montana National Guard group arrived Wednesday to staff road blocks. Winds reached their peak Wednesday morning, going from 36 miles per hour gusting to... - Baldy Bear Contained
Released: 8/8/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 8, 8 a.m.-The Baldy Bear fire was declared contained at 10 p.m. on Tuesday. This small lightning fire, 1.5 miles northeast of the Rock Creek cabin and about 40 miles southwest of... - Fool Creek Fire Mostly Quiet; New Fire Found
Released: 8/7/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 7, 6 p.m.-Winds blew as strong as predicted on Tuesday, reaching 47 miles per hour at the Prairie Reef lookout. There were isolated thunderstorms, too. The thunderstorms had two... - Cloud Cover Keeps Fire Calm in Spite of Winds
Released: 8/7/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 7, 4 p.m.-Gusty winds predicted for the Fool Creek fire on Tuesday afternoon arrived, but at least for the moment, cloud cover over the fire is holding humidity up, temperatures... - Fool Creek Fire Could Make Push Down West Fork Of
Released: 8/7/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 7, 2007, 8 a.m.-Firefighters on the Fool Creek fire are on alert Tuesday morning. The fire will likely move into the West Fork of the Teton River from the Porcupine Creek... - Fire Burning Actively in Porcupine Creek
Released: 8/6/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 6, 2007, 6:45 p.m.-Helicopters at the Fool Creek fire were able to make eight bucket drops in the Nesbit Creek area before winds aloft forced them to land on Monday. Activity at... - Winds Ground Helicopters, But Fire Stays Quiet
Released: 8/6/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 6, 2007, 5 p.m.-Winds aloft made for dangerous conditions for helicopters on Monday at the Fool Creek fire. Ridgetop winds of 35 miles per hour led to the helicopters being... - Warming and Drying Trend Coming to Fool Creek Fire
Released: 8/6/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 6, 2007, 7:45 a.m.-The eastern edge of the Fool Creek fire will draw the most attention on Monday. With west winds bringing a drying and warming trend, firefighters expect the... - Quiet Day at Fool Creek Fire
Released: 8/5/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 5, 2007, 5:30 p.m.-Moister, cooler weather led to a deceptively quiet day on the Fool Creek fire. Little growth was seen and so the acreage reported stayed the same on Sunday.... - Fool Creek Update, Sunday Morning, 8/5
Released: 8/5/2007
Choteau, Mont., Aug. 5, 2007, 8 a.m.-The Fool Creek fire was active on several fronts Saturday. For part of the afternoon, smoke from the Chippy Creek fire to the west blanketed the Fool Creek fire...
