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Skillet Fire Containment Advances | Butte News
The Skillet Fire in the Flathead National Forest is still active but gaining control as crews reinforce containment lines, deploy drones around hazardous dead trees, and battle heat pockets with hose lines. A leadership transition is underway to keep operations seamless, while warmer temps may nudge fire behavior slightly higher. Smoke will linger, but evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings for some zones—though forest closures remain strict, limiting access to residents only. Started July 29th amid heavy timber, the blaze now covers 3,400 acres with 55% containment. Despite…
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