PHOTOS: Elmo Fire Monday, Aug. 1
A CL-415EAF super scooper dumps water in an attempt to stop the Elmo Fire from approaching houses along U.S. 93 Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper maneuvers over the Elmo Fire after dropping water near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Billings Flying Service CH-47D helicopter collects water from Black Lake while a Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Billings Flying Service CH-47D helicopter collects water from Black Lake while a Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Billings Flying Service CH-47D helicopter carries water from Black Lake to combat the Elmo Fire Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A line of trees torches in the afternoon heat as the Elmo Fire burned near Dayton Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Taylor Aviation AT-802A Air Tractor dumps fire retardant to combat the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Taylor Aviation AT-802A Air Tractor dumps fire retardant to combat the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper dumps water in an attempt to stop the Elmo Fire from approaching a house along U.S. 93 Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Taylor Aviation AT-802A Air Tractor dumps fire retardant to combat the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper pulls water out of Flathead Lake to fight the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Neptune Aviation tanker drops retardant to combat the spread of the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper pulls water out of Flathead Lake to fight the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The Elmo Fire burns just outside of the community of Dayton on Flathead Lake Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A CL-415EAF super scooper dumps water on the leading edge of the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, August 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A CL-415EAF super scooper dumps water in an attempt to stop the Elmo Fire from approaching a house along U.S. 93 Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Steven Gibson, Jim Gibson and Tyler Morningstar watch the firefighting efforts combating the Elmo Fire from their home in the Chief Cliff area Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Neptune Aviation tanker drops retardant to combat the spread of the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Dayton resident Adrian Jackola watches the Elmo Fire as it approaches the community Monday afternoon, August 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A CL-415EAF super scooper dumps water in an attempt to stop the Elmo Fire from approaching houses along U.S. 93 Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Billings Flying Service CH-47D helicopter carries water from Black Lake to combat the Elmo Fire Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper drops water on the Elmo Fire near Black Lake Monday, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Bridger Aerospace CL-415EAF super scooper pulls water out of Flathead Lake to fight the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
Dayton homeowner RJ Brewer keeps an eye on the Elmo fire as it approaches the community Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Neptune Aviation tanker drops retardant to combat the spread of the Elmo Fire near Chief Cliff Monday afternoon, Aug. 1. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
