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Sheep fire near Essex pegged at 600+ acres
MTN News via KPAX

> ESSEX -
>
> Crews are continuing to battle the Sheep fire which is burning 607
> acres about a mile south of the small town of Essex near Glacier
> National Park.
>
> Managers report that light fire activity was seen on Tuesday which
> allowed crews to continue moving equipment to the fire area in
> preparation for removal of fuels.
>
> Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains will continue to transport
> firefighters to the fire area. Meanwhile, logs being removed will be
> taken out by train to the Schellinger gravel pit for eventual
> removal.
>
> The goals are to keep this fire from going north towards Essex and
> moving into the transportation corridor along the Middle Fork of the
> Flathead River.
>
> There are still over 200 structures threatened by the flames, and
> residents of Essex and the surrounding area have been advised that
> they may be evacuated if the Sheep Fire becomes an imminent threat.
>
> Pilot cars are still escorting traffic along U.S. Highway 2 n both
> directions to ensure safe traffic flow through the fire area. BNSF
> and Amtrak trains are continuing to run in the area.

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Sheep fire near Essex pegged at 600+ acres

Photo of BNSF train transporting firefighters, from another media
source, the Missoulan:

BNSF brakeman Nick Misecko stands by while wildland firefighter Matt Lamb hands a pump to Michael Rudolph as they offload the BNSF caboose onto the railroad trestle south of Essex on Aug. 25



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/26/15 17:06 by GenePoon.

Thing that really sucks is there's no signs of containment, I mean not even 1%, hope they get this thing under control soon!