$2 million price tag on Gravel Pit Fire
Two helicopters load water while fighting the Gravel Pit Fire Friday, Aug. 4. (Photo courtesy Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Deputy Andrew Smith)
Trees, grass and shrubs were charred after the Gravel Pit Fire raced up a hill just off U.S. 2 last week. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
A helicopter heads toward the Olson Creek Fire Tuesday evening. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
The sign and the smoke say it all at the Gravel Pit Fire Friday, Aug. 4. (Photo courtesy Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Deputy Andrew Smith)
Hose lay around the perimeter of the Gravel Pit Fire just off U.S. 2. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
A helicopter drops water on the Gravel Pit Fire Friday, Aug. 4. (Photo courtesy Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Deputy Andrew Smith)
A plane flies over the Gravel Pit Fire Friday, Aug. 4. (Photo courtesy Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Deputy Andrew Smith)
Firefighters prepare to board a helicopter fighting the Gravel Pit Fire on Friday, Aug. 4. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
A helicopter heads to the Kootenai River in Libby to get water to dump on wild fires on Swede Mountain on Monday evening, Aug. 7. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Putting helicopters in the sky and fighting wildfires does not come with a small price tag.
At a community briefing on the Gravel Pit Fire Tuesday evening in Happy’s Inn, Incident Commander Ken Parks said the estimated cost for fighting it was about $2...
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