Grass fire prompts big response
<p class="p1"><strong>A firefighter</strong> clears a log from the perimeter of a grass fire that burned Friday afternoon between Shady Lane and East Cottonwood Drive in Evergreen. (Aaric Bryan photos/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p><strong>A firefighter</strong> fills up a portable holding pond with water at the grassfire in Evergreen on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
Firefighters from five agencies scrambled Friday afternoon after a grass fire broke out in Evergreen.
The fire eventually covered 2 acres between Shady Lane and East Cottonwood Driver before firefighters corralled the flames.
The fire may have started at a transient camp. The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is questioning suspects.
Evergreen Fire Rescue, the Montana Department of Natural Resources, South Kalispell Fire Department, West Valley Fire Department and Creston Fire Department responded to the fire.
Fire danger is extreme and all campfires are prohibited.