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Fires at a glance

| September 1, 2015 9:00 PM

Major fires burning across Northwest Montana:

Spotted Bear Fires

Spotted Bear Ranger District

Flathead National Forest

94,401 acres

(including Bear Creek Fire, 67,754 acres; Trail Creek Fire, 21,316 acres; Lena Lake Fire, 1,500 acres; Muskrat Fire, 1,300 acres; Spring Lake Fire, 850 acres; Youngs Creek Fire, 800 acres; and 17 other fires)

Thompson-Divide Complex

Glacier National Park

Great Bear Wilderness

20,799 acres

(including Thompson Fire, 17,857 acres; Sheep Fire, 2,102 acres; Granite Fire, 840 acres)

Clark Fork Complex

North and west of Noxon

15,734 acres

(includes six fires burning in Idaho and Montana)

35 percent contained

Northeast Kootenai Complex

East of Fortine

6,810 acres

(including Marston Fire, 6,700 acres and 20 percent contained)

Goat Rock Complex

Kootenai National Forest

8,626 acres

(includes Klatawa Fire, 3,758 acres; Berray Mountain Fire, 3,803 acres; Chippewa Fire, 231 acres; Poplar Point Fire, 742 acres)

Spotted Eagle Fire

Near Heart Butte

49,644 acres

Squeezer Fire

20 miles east of Polson

114 acres

30 percent contained

Morrell Complex

7 miles north of Seeley Lake

825 acres

75 percent contained

Reynolds Creek Fire

North of St. Mary Lake

Glacier National Park

4,850 acres

90 percent contained

Melton 1 Fire

West of Charlo

Flathead Indian Reservation

3,303 acres

65 percent contained

Sucker Creek Fire

Northeast of Lincoln

Helena National Forest

3,060 acres

55 percent contained