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<p>Jeff Hueser, pilot, and Bert Smith, helicopter manager of the Flathead Helitack crew out of Hungry Horse, prepare to fly over the Reynolds Creek Fire on Wednesday, July 22, in East Glacier. The crew was flying missions to drop water where needed and be on the look out for park visitors who need to be evacuated to safety. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Jeff Hueser, pilot, and Bert Smith, helicopter manager of the Flathead Helitack crew out of Hungry Horse, prepare to fly over the Reynolds Creek Fire on Wednesday, July 22, in East Glacier. The crew was flying missions to drop water where needed and be on the look out for park visitors who need to be evacuated to safety. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

July 22, 2015

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Reynolds Creek Fire swells to more than 4,000 acres
July 22, 2015 10:13 p.m.

Reynolds Creek Fire swells to more than 4,000 acres

Fire grows in Glacier

ST. MARY — Powerful wind gusts rattled the glass walls of Glacier National Park’s St. Mary Visitor Center on Wednesday, propelling the Reynolds Creek Fire northeast along the edge of St. Mary Lake and fanning the flames over approximately 4,000 acres just one day after it was first reported.