A U.S. Forest Service firefighter helps fight a grass and timber fire along Luscher Drive Wednesday. The fire was a “hold over” from a slash pile that was burned in May, said Libby Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tom Wood. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
July 19, 2018
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July 19, 2018 1:03 p.m.
Crews attack fires near Libby
A wildfire 4 miles northwest of Libby reached 30 acres in less than three hours Thursday afternoon, potentially threatening power transmission lines and requiring the precautionary deployment of a specially trained and equipped firefighting team as the fire moved to within 1.5 miles of a former vermiculite mine.