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Wildfire, fire management and air quality news for western Montana and the Northern Rockies.

Latest Evacuations, Warnings for Libby

An evacuation notice has been issued for fewer than 20 residents of Lower Granite Lake Road, Granite Creek Road, Willow Road, Prospect Creek Road, Winchester Drive and Granite Lake Road. Officials ask all residents to be out of their homes by 1:00 p.m. today, August 29, 2015.

Pre-evacuation notice has been issued for all residents and businesses west of Highway 2, south of Pearl Street near Atkins South Gas Station (which includes Woodland Heights subdivision off of Snowshoe Road) down to Bear Creek Road.

Pre-evacuation and evacuation notices are being coordinated by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

For more information, call the Lincoln County Fire information line: (406) 293-6783

Eric Whitney is NPR's Mountain West/Great Plains Bureau Chief, and was the former news director for Montana Public Radio.
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