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)
August 8, 2023
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Forest officials said all fires remained under one-half of an acre with the majority now contained and crews continuing with line construction and mopping up.