Former Oregon hotshots help quell Libby blaze
Libby Volunteer Fire Department's Ryan Carpenter douses the area of a small fire early Wednesday evening on Rawlings Road just outside Libby. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Kootenai National Forest fire fighters dig a line around a small fire early Wednesday evening on Rawlings Road just outside Libby. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
A Flathead Electric worker checks a line on a pole above a small fire early Wednesday evening on Rawlings Road just outside Libby. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Crews from the Kootenai National Forest, Libby Volunteer Fire Department and Flathead Electric tended to a small fire early Wednesday evening on Rawlings Road just outside Libby. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Paul and Ericka Hartley fought much bigger fires when they were members of the Zigzag Hotshot crew in Oregon many years ago.
But what happens when the flames come lapping at the door step?
The couple, who have lived in Libby since 2017, were more than prepared to tackle a little wildfire, caused by a powerline issue, early Wednesday evening off the edge of Rawlings Road, off Kooteani River Road.
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