A Minuteman helicopter dumps water on the Powerline Fire Friday afternoon on Bobtail Road north of Libby. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
August 18, 2023
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August 18, 2023 4 p.m.
Fire crews contain Powerline Fire near Libby
But locally, fire crews banded together to knock down the Powerline Fire six miles up Bobtail Road before it became a threat to nearby residences, private and federal land.