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Photo above: Firefighter working along the edge of the fire.
Index to Sections on this page:
Lolo NF Fire Danger
Lolo NF Hotshots
Fire Prevention and Readiness
Missoula Area Fire Activity
InciWeb
Fire FAQs
Area Weather Forecasts
Regional Information
National Information
Fire Education
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Lolo National Forest and Local Area Information
Lolo NF Fire Danger
Lolo NF Fire
Danger Ratings and Descriptors are posted on the Lolo
NF home page
Lolo NF Hotshots
Lolo
Hotshots - about our hotshot (elite firefighting) crew.
Fire Prevention and Readiness
The Lolo NF and other local agencies are working
together to provide fire prevention tips and relevant prevention
information to the public. We will offer this information
on the Lolo NF's Fire
Prevention and Readiness page as it becomes available.
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Missoula Area Fire Activity
During fire season, you can find local fire information
at the Missoula
Area Dispatch Center web site.
InciWeb
Many local and national fire teams are using InciWeb to
post updates and fire information this year. Please visit
that site for details about local and national fires.
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Area Weather Forecasts
National
Weather Service Fire Weather - for western Montana and
north central Idaho
National
Weather Service - for Missoula
Intellicast -
for the Lolo National Forest
Regional Information
Northern
Rockies Coordination Center - large fire summaries and other
information are available.
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National Information
For information about fires across the nation, visit:
The
National Incident Information Center
The National
Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
View our national page for
more links to national fire information web sites.
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Fire Education
Photo above: Fire crew personnel at the Ninemile Ranger Station giving an
engine tour to local school kids. These engines are used for wildland firefighting.
Learn about how wildfires affect plants and animals on the Lolo
National Forest in "Life
After a Fire."
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