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<p>Hopefully everyone will receive this - I suspect that gmail is
spam-filtering us. If you want to check, you can view the list
archives here:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bcpoa.net/mailman/private/canyon_bcpoa.net/2020/date.html">http://bcpoa.net/mailman/private/canyon_bcpoa.net/2020/date.html</a><br>
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<p>Thanks to Richard Lyon for the link to yesterday's fire briefing:</p>
<p><a
href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=647525935903316&extid=jqFZ60UTyl5czvSX"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=647525935903316&extid=jqFZ60UTyl5czvSX</a></p>
I've been told that the fire material on Facebook should be visible
to the public, without requiring registration as a Fb user.<br>
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<p>Via inciweb,
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7144/55403/">https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7144/55403/</a><br>
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<h2>Bridger Foothills PM Update 9/9</h2>
<small class="text-muted">Bridger Foothills Fire Wildfire<br>
News – 38 min. ago</small> </div>
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<p>Bridger Foothills Fire Evening Update </p>
<p><b>September 9, 2020 - 9:08 p.m.</b></p>
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<b>Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team - Dan Dallas,
Incident Commander</b> </p>
<p>Information Center: 406-219-7052 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) </p>
<p> Media Inquiries: 406-219-7136 </p>
<p>InciWeb: <a
href="https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7144/">https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7144/</a>
Email: <a
href="mailto:2020.bridgerfoothills@firenet.gov">2020.bridgerfoothills@firenet.gov</a>
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<p>Bridger Foothills Fire Story Map: <a
href="https://arcg.is/1eqjm0">https://arcg.is/1eqjm0</a>
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<b>Special Notes: </b>Montana
Governor Steve Bullock, Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney,
and Major General Matthew T. Quinn, the Montana Adjutant
General visited the fire today. </p>
<p style="font-weight:normal;">Gallatin County, Montana
DNRC, Custer Gallatin National Forest, and the Rocky
Mountain Incident Management Team continue their strong
partnership in suppressing this wildfire and assisting
residents affected by the fire. </p>
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<p><b>REMINDER:</b> Please do not fly drones near the
Bridger Foothills Fire. If you fly your drone it can shut
down all air operations on the fire. We ask that you
respect this rule so we can ensure all firefighting
activities are carried out safely and effectively. <br>
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Current Situation: </b>Cool nighttime temperatures and
recent precipitation have limited fire spread. Acreage
increased to 8,224 acres today due to more accurate
mapping. Containment increased to 52%. Today’s
fire suppression activity: on the southwest side of the
fire in Division A, crews were inserted by
air and will spike out along the fire perimeter; they
began securing the fire’s edge to the north. In Division
D (west side of the fire) crews flew to Baldy
Mountain and began building direct handline towards the
south. Division Y and the Structure Group worked from the
Bridger Canyon Fire station to the Beasley Creek Road
checking and securing structures and conducting hazard
mitigation. In Division H (east and north side of the
fire), crews were hot-spotting, cold-trailing, and
building handline. On the north
side firefighters continued to scout opportunities for
direct line construction. Crews will continue to build
hand and dozer lines over the next 2-3 days. A timber
taskforce assessed potential for fuel break construction
in heavily timbered areas directly north of the fire. </p>
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Weather & Fuel Conditions:</b> Fire
behavior was limited today. Temperatures rose into the 60s
this afternoon
with relative humidity around 30%. Forecasted:
Temperatures will drop into the 30s tonight with fair
humidity recoveries around 50-55%. Continued warming
and drying on Thursday ahead of a weak cold front that
will cross the fire area Monday with breezy
north/northwest winds. The weekend looks to be warm and
dry with afternoon humidity in the upper teens. </p>
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Evacuations and Closures:</b> Additional changes in
evacuations and road closures are expected to occur at
10:00 a.m. tomorrow.The area south of DP30 (the
intersection of Jackson Creek and Bridger Canyon roads) is
going to be reopened and repopulated starting at 10am
today. For further details on these openings see the
Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at <a
href="https://www.facebook.com/gallatincountysheriffsoffice/">https://www.facebook.com/gallatincountysheriffsoffice/</a>
or <a href="https://www.gallatinmedia.org/">https://www.gallatinmedia.org/</a></p>
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The area closure for the Custer Gallatin National Forest
is listed on the Forest Facebook page: <a
href="https://www.facebook.com/CusterGallatinNationalForest/">https://www.facebook.com/CusterGallatinNationalForest/</a><u>.</u></p>
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<b>Bridger Foothills Fire Statistics:</b> </p>
<p> Size: 8,224 acres </p>
<p> Containment: 52% </p>
<p>Total Personnel: approximately 337 </p>
<p> Location: NE of Bozeman, approx. 2.5 miles up from M
parking lot, near the Bridger Foothills trail </p>
<p>Reported: September 4, 2020 </p>
<p> Cause: Under investigation </p>
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<b>Resources Include: </b>Air
resources include 2 incident helicopters and 2 shared T1
helicopters if needed. Other personnel and equipment
include 3 Interagency Hotshot (Type 1) hand crews, 8 Type
2 hand crews, 20 engines, 1 water tender, and 3 dozers. </p>
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