Fire Update Sept. 21
Incident: Ahorn Wildland Fire
Released: 9/21/2007
Yesterday's Activities: Continued cooler weather and wetting rains and snow decreased fire activity. Crews pulled the structure protection equipment from Indian Creek Cabin. Crews completed building line above Kenck Cabin and continue to hold and improve on that line. Fireline work was also finished in Hoadley Creek. Pumps, hoses and sprinklers were removed from Hoadley Creek.
Weather and Fire Behavior forecast: There is a good potential for wetting rain across the districts through the weekend. Temperatures will be in the 50's and humidity will remain near 40%. With the cooler temperature and moisture, fire activity is expected to be low.
Today's Planned Actions: Crews will continue to hold and improve existing fireline. Crews will patrol the fire area and conduct suppression activities as needed. Benchmark and Hoadley areas will have structure protection equipment removed. Structure protection wrap will be removed on Kenck Cabin and South Fork Pack Bridge. Engines will be patrolling Willow Creek.
Area Closure: The Lewis and Clark National Forest, the Bureau of Land Management, and Region 4 of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks have opened a number of areas previously closed due to the Ahorn, Fool Creek, and Skyland Fires.
Special Driving Safety Warning: Travelers using these forest roads should drive with extreme caution as emergency vehicles are still using these roads.
Stage I Fire restrictions have been rescinded on public lands within and immediately adjacent to the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex in north-central Montana. These public lands include the Flathead, Lewis and Clark, and portions of the Helena, and Lolo National Forests, and the lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the State of Montana in Teton and Lewis and Clark Counties along the Rocky Mountain Front. Normal fire restrictions will resume until end of season. For further information, contact one the above phone numbers.
