From chief Ted Mather:

Update_PM_20200909_BridgerFoothills Final.pdf

Thanks to Richard Lyon for the link to yesterday's fire briefing:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=647525935903316&extid=jqFZ60UTyl5czvSX

I've been told that the fire material on Facebook should be visible to 
the public, without requiring registration as a Fb user.


Via inciweb, https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7144/55403/


    Bridger Foothills PM Update 9/9

Bridger Foothills Fire Wildfire
News – 38 min. ago

Bridger Foothills Fire Evening Update

*September 9, 2020 - 9:08 p.m.*


*Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team - Dan Dallas, Incident Commander*

Information Center: 406-219-7052 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm)

Media Inquiries: 406-219-7136

InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7144/     Email: 
2020.bridgerfoothills at firenet.gov 
<mailto:2020.bridgerfoothills at firenet.gov>

Bridger Foothills Fire Story Map: https://arcg.is/1eqjm0



*Special Notes: *Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Lieutenant Governor 
Mike Cooney, and Major General Matthew T. Quinn, the Montana Adjutant 
General visited the fire today.

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.


*REMINDER:* 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.


*
Current Situation: *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.


*
Weather & Fuel Conditions:* 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.


*
Evacuations and Closures:* 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 https://www.facebook.com/gallatincountysheriffsoffice/ 
or https://www.gallatinmedia.org/


The area closure for the Custer Gallatin National Forest is listed on 
the Forest Facebook page: 
https://www.facebook.com/CusterGallatinNationalForest/_._


*Bridger Foothills Fire Statistics:*

Size: 8,224 acres

Containment: 52%

Total Personnel: approximately 337

Location: NE of Bozeman, approx. 2.5 miles up from M parking lot, near 
the Bridger Foothills trail

Reported: September 4, 2020

Cause: Under investigation


*Resources Include: *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.