Alder Creek
Current Size: 7,281 Acres
Current Containment: 10%
Location: 7 miles west of Wise River, MT
Start Date: July 8, 2021
Cause: Unknown
Resources Assigned:
Total personnel: 319
Engines: 15
Hand crews: 6
Alder Creek Fire: Fire activity picked up Saturday due to high winds and low
humidity. The fire crossed Alder Creek and is now established on the north side of
the drainage. A burn crew is planning strategic fire operations to tie the fire into
dozer line to the east. On the south, crews are prepared to fire off of
containment lines should the fire cross the Deno Creek drainage. Containment
lines to the east are holding while crews and engines continue to patrol and focus
on structure protection.

Trail Creek
Current Size: 27,797 Acres
Current Containment: 0%
Location: 20 miles west of Wisdom, MT
Start Date: July 8, 2021
Cause: Lightning
Resources Assigned:
Total personnel: 147
Engines: 4
Hand Crews: 4
Trail Creek Fire: North of Hwy 43 the battlefield and communications tower are
secure. South of Hwy 43, burning occurred yesterday along containment lines to
improve and widen them. Work continues along the Foothills Road to create a
“catchers mitt” to prevent fire growth to the east. On the Continental Divide,
crews completed five miles of shaded fuel brake on Anderson Rd. A hotshot crew
is using tactical firing to tie control lines near the divide into the main fire to keep
the fire on the Montana side of the border. Four crews are enhancing Lost Trail
Rd to hold the fire to the north.

Christensen
Current Size: 1,274 Acres
Current Containment: 0%
Location: 12 miles west of Wise River, MT
Start Date: July 16, 2021
Cause: Unknown
Resources Assigned:
Total personnel: 13
Engines: 2
Hand Crews:
Christensen Fire: The Christensen Fire was active yesterday and made a two mile
run to the east. The Branch Director continues to identify potential control lines
using old roads, creeks, and previous fire scars. Fire growth to the north remains
minimal and the fire is still several miles from the Hwy 43 corridor. To the south,
the Pattengail Creek fire scar is keeping fire growth in check.

Weather: High pressure will bring continued hot and dry conditions on Sunday.
Temperatures will reach mid 80’s with relative humidity dropping to near 10%.
West winds will be 10-15 MPH with gusts to 25 MPH. This will create near critical
fire weather conditions across the area. The forecast remains dry through
Monday before a chance for storms enters the picture midweek.
Temp: Max 86F; Humidity: Min 8-16%
Wind: West 5-15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Major Closures:
• Hwy 43 remains open. Motoroists are asked to slow down and be on the alert
for firefighters, heavy smoke and downed trees. Please check the Montana
DOT Road Report website: MDT.MT.gov/travinfomobile for current status.
• Continental Divide Trail: Closed from Lemhi Pass north to Schultz.
• Big Hole National Battlefield is closed until further notice. North and South Van
Houten, Miner Lakes, Twin Lakes and May Creek Campgrounds are closed.
• Forest Closure orders are in effect for all three fires. Visit the Closure Section
on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge NF and Salmon-Challis NF websites for specifics.
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions:
Interagency fire management officials in southwestern Montana enacted
Stage II fire restrictions at midnight, Friday, July 23, 2021. Up to date fire
restriction information and a web-based map can be found at:



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