55.
NEAR 91.
CALM WIND BECOMING NORTH
WEST NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH
}
[***JULIE***]HELENA AREAFIRE
OFFICIALS ARE CAUTIONING THE
PUBLIC THAT FIRE POTENTIAL IS
HIGH RIGHT NOW AND THE FIRE
SEASON COULD
EXTEND INTO OCTOBER THIS
YEAR.TRI-LAKES VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT CHIEF BOB DRAKE
DELIVERED THE WILDFIRE OUTLOOK
BRIEFING THIS MORNING BEFORE THE
LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY
COMMISSION.DRAKE REPORTED THAT
THE COUNTY HAS GONE MORE THAN A
MONTH
WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND
MOISTURE LEVELS ARE
CRITICALLY LOW RIGHT NOW.FIRE
OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC
TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WITH
ANY ACTIVITY THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY
START A FIRE.PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO
MAKE SURE THE CHAINS
ON THEIR TRAILERS AREN'T
DRAGGING AND ENSURE THEIR FIRES
ARE OUT COLD
BEFORE BREAKING CAMP.####




{IF YOU START A CAMPFIRE IT HAS
GOT TO BE DEAD OUT.
THAT MEANS STICK YOUR HAND IN
THAT WHEN
THEY NEED TO RESPOND TO SMALL
HUMAN-CAUSED FIRES IT TAKE UP
COLD.}[***JULIE***]DRAKE SAYS
THAT WHEN THEY NEED TO RESPOND
TO SMALL HUMAN-CAUSED FIRES IT
TAKE UP RESOURCES THAT COULD BE
USED
ELSEWHERE.FIRE OFFICIALS ADDED
THAT WITHSTUDENT FIREFIGHTERS
RETURNING TO SCHOOL SOON, HAVING
EVERY UNIT AVAILABLE IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.#####




[***JULIE***]TONIGHT FIRE TEAMS
IN CALIFORNIA ARE BATTLING
