Flathead Hotshot crew member Matt Counts and Helitack member Darren Borgen (left to right) out of Hungry Horse chat about how the firefighting went on the Old Airstip Fire which started on Crane Mountain from a lightning strike Sunday. The fire line was set and nearly 40 hand crew members from the Flathead Hotshots in Hungry Horse and the Great Northern crew out of Condon had the fire nearly contained Tuesday afternoon. Allison Money/Daily Inter Lake

July 8, 2009