<p>Jared Warden brings a load of gear to a car as he prepares to leave Essex on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
August 27, 2015
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August 27, 2015 2:28 p.m.
Part of U.S. 2 closed as fire reaches ridge
Essex evacuated
In the face of the growing Sheep Fire, evacuation orders went out Thursday afternoon for the Essex area on the southern edge of Glacier National Park.