Sawtooth Fire Heads West – Moe Fire Comes East
A quick look at the fires around us.
A quick look at the fires around us.
A glance at the Sawtooth Fire Friday at sunset.
The Sawtooth Fire continues moving west.
Sawtooth Fire is better - area smoke is worse.
The smoke will not leave.
Humidity is expected to climb soon.
The Sawtooth Fire is most active to the west.
Sawtooth Fire has reached 5,000 acres.
The 4,869 acre Sawtooth Fire west of Hamilton is now 35 percent contained, and much of that containment is on the important eastern edge of the blaze - which is nearest private property.
The fire has been spreading farther west into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Fir
The fire spread to the west Sunday.
The fire grew rapidly in high winds.
Low relative humidity and a strong breeze pushed a wildland fire from a quarter acre to 75 acres in a matter of hours on Sunday evening. Missoula’s fire danger is “Extreme” and this rapid fire growth is a result of these conditions.