Rogers Mtn Fires
July 8-19, 2017 wildfires in the US Highway 2 area in northwest Montana.
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Rogers Mtn - Lazier Creek 3 Fire Info July 19, 2017
Final Fire Update
by Northern Rockies Incident Management Team
July 19, 2017
Fire Information Line: 406-298-5802
Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5352/
Facebook: Eastern Montana IMT II
Email: easternmtimt2@gmail.com
This will be the final update from Thompson’s Northern Rockies Type II IMT for the Rogers Mtn-Lazier Creek 3 Fire. Beginning July 20th, please call the DNRC at: 406-250-4825.
Start date: July 8, 2017
Location: Highway 2 corridor
Cause: Lightning
Total Personnel: 248
Thompson’s Type II Incident Management Team will transfer command of the Rogers Mtn-Lazier Creek 3 incident to the Montana Department of Natural Resources Northwestern Land Office at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 20th. A Type III organization will manage the Rogers Mountain and Lazier Creek 3 fires, the other three fires will be transferred to the DNRC Kalispell and Libby Units, respectively.
Lazier Creek 3 Fire: 1,145 acres, 100% contained, 204 personnel assigned. Located south of Highway 2 and west of the Thompson River Road. Crews will continue to remove hose and other equipment from secure areas of fireline. Resources, including engines, will remain on scene to patrol the fire.
Rogers Mountain Fire: 78 acres, 100% contained, 34 personnel assigned. Located 3 miles Northwest of Happy’s Inn. Crews will continue to remove hose and other equipment from secure areas of fireline. Resources remain on scene to patrol the fire.
Grubb Fire: 16 acres, 100 % contained, 3 personnel assigned. Located north of Pleasant Valley. Resources remain on scene to patrol the fire.
NW Meadow Peak Fire: 12 acres, 100% contained, 4 personnel assigned. Located northwest of Meadow Peak Lookout. Resources remain on scene to patrol the fire.
2645 Fire: 4 acres, 100% contained, 3 personnel assigned. Located just west of the NW Meadow Peak Fire. Resources remain on scene to patrol the fire.
Weather: Weather will continue to be hot and dry through today with a weak cold front bringing increased winds on Thursday.
Current fire information can be found at: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
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