Burnt Peak Fire surpasses 1,000 acres
Cory Farmer, U.S. Forest Service incident commander trainee on the Burnt Peak Fire, briefs residents on containment efforts during a July 13 meeting at the Three Rivers Ranger District. (Will Langhorne/The Western News)
Firefighters work to contain the Burnt Peak Fire on steep terrain. (Courtesy of Tyler Bothman)
A helicopter crew works to suppress the Burnt Peak Fire. (Courtesy of Tyler Bothman)
Smoke rises from the Burnt Peak Fire. (Courtesy of Tyler Bothman)
As the Burnt Peak Fire continued to grow this week, breaking records for the Kootenai National Forest, U.S. Forest Service and local officials briefed the public on containment efforts and attempted to quell rumors about evacuation notices...
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