Snow wildland fire

[aprswatcher]

Snow wildland fire 27 nm NE of Miles City, 3,500 acres, was a just over 1,000 acres 24 hours ago.
Air attack, lead airplane and numerous airtankers flying yesterday. Airtankers coming out of Billings.
Lots of smoke and haze in the Lewistown area this morning as we have winds out of east this morning and late last night.
Listen for air attack on 134.3 am today.
updates as I hear them.
73, Rex

 

[aprswatcher]

Now at 6,600 acres! Air attack up and several seats and rotary wing aircraft flying against this fire.
73, Rex

 

[aprswatcher]

Now at 12,293 acres! Large airtankers doing drops now, C-130, Dash 8’s, DC-10.
C-130 & Dash 8’s reload at Billings, DC-10 will probably go back to Helena.
73, Rex