A spotter plane flies over the Ransome Creek Fire on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in the Quartz Creek/Bobtail Ridge area. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
August 26, 2025
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August 26, 2025 7 a.m.
Fire crews beginning to get handle on Ransome Creek Fire
Kootenai National Forest Supervisor Chad Benson issued closure orders Friday for National Forest System Roads in the Pipe Bull Creek area, Lindy Peak area and Little Tom Mountain area.