Incident: Bachelor
Released: 7/7/2007
Dillon Interagency Dispatch Center
Covering the following counties: | Cooperating Agencies: |
Beaverhead | USDI Bureau of Land Management |
Jefferson (southern part) | Montana Dept. of Natural Resources & Conservation |
Madison | Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks |
Silver Bow | National Park Service |
Powell (southern part) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
Deer Lodge | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
Granite | Beaverhead County, Madison County |
USDA Forest Service |
Dillon, Montana
NEWS RELEASE
For Release Immediately Contact:
Jack de Golia
Office: (406) 683-3984
Cell Phone: (406) 660-2347
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN HORSE PRAIRIE
DILLON, MONT., July 7, 2007, 2:30 p.m.-A fire broke out in sagebrush and grass around 1 p.m. Saturday (July 7), about 29 miles southwest of Dillon.
The fire is in Horse Prairie, two miles northwest of Bachelor Mountain, and is burning on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
Seven firefighters and three engines responded to the fire from Dillon, along with volunteers and engines from the nearby fire department in Grant.
The cause of the fire isn't known yet. Winds have fanned the fire to over 100 acres.
A helicopter and a spotter plane are on the scene.
Firefighters have also requested an air tanker from Missoula to drop retardant on the fire.
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Editors Note: We'll have another news release about this fire by 8 p.m., July 7.
