Bear Creek Fire in Montana quiets a bit; forecasters expect rain, thunderstorms
by Montana Standard (Butte, Mont.) staff reports | posted: August 19, 2020
The Bear Creek Fire in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest on the Montana-Idaho border was quiet Tuesday with most of the activity on the southeast corner.
The lightning-caused wildfire was detected Aug. 11 and has burned 7,543 acres (mapped by infrared flight) and is 10 percent contained.
The fixed-wing “scooper†airplanes were reassigned mid-day Tuesday to assist with new fires in other areas of the country.
Wednesday’s forecast of afternoon rain and thunderstorms in the fire area could dampen fire activity; however, with thunderstorms and shifting winds from the west/northwest could reach gusts as high as 30 mph.