Passenger Trains > Essex, Sheep Fire update 7pm MT

Tonight's report is virtually unchanged:

> The Sheep Fire is on the Flathead National Forest and burning in
> very steep terrain with limited access. The fire is about 1 mile
> south of Essex and about 1/8 mile from the train tracks between Tank
> Creek and McDonald Creek. The fire showed little activity again
> today. Firefighters continued to build fireline and put out hotspots
> in the Sheep Creek and Tank Creek drainages. Work on shaded
> fuelbreaks designed to create defensible space in the Essex area is
> complete. Logs and slash created by this effort are being moved to a
> safe location. Structural protection measures are in place in Essex.
> A night shift will continue to monitor fire movement and patrol the
> Essex area tonight.

> ...Crews and equipment (on the Sheep Fire) continued to demobilize today
> as the need diminishes.

-InciWeb

BNSF rail traffic continues normally.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/15 19:54 by GenePoon.