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Current Status

Cooler temperatures and light precipitation moderated fire activity today creating favorable conditions for firefighters as they further secure and improve fireline on the Black Mountain Fire. Crews are spread across the entire fire perimeter, patrolling and monitoring for areas of heat along firelines to ensure the direct and indirect lines are holding. Feller bunchers are reducing fuels along the Lincoln Ditch Road to create an additional holding line to protect private structures and land should the fire move further to the east and south.

More accurate mapping of the fire perimeter was obtained yesterday from an Incident Awareness and Assessment flight as well as data gathered by firefighters on the line.

Given the success of firefighter efforts to secure the fire perimeter and favorable changes in the weather, operations on the fire will remain similar over the next coming days. Updates for the Black Mountain Fire will be provided every other day unless changes in fire activity or fire operations are significant. ‘Incident Information’ will continue to be updated daily on Inciweb. The fire information phone line and email will remain staffed.

Weather Outlook

Warm and dry weather is predicted for Monday and Tuesday along with the potential for thunderstorms with gusty outflow winds and possible lightning in the late afternoon and evening.

Evacuations and Closures

Evacuations: Per the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office, an Evacuation Warning remains in effect. The following area is open to RESIDENTS ONLY: North of Lone Point Dr and Tamarack. North of North Lincoln Gulch/Morris Dr. North of the intersection of Beaver Creek Rd and Stonewall Creek and all feeder roads north of that intersection.

Closures: The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest issued a road, trail, and area closure order. The closure order and map is posted on Inciweb, Black Mountain Fire.

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