Last updated: 2025-10-28 --- The type of incident is Prescribed Fire and involves the following unit(s) Bitterroot National Forest. --- State: Montana --- Coordinates: Latitude: 45° 49 38 Longitude: 113° 58 19 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: Nov. 26, 2025, as of noon🔥Planned ignitions on Bitterroot National Forest🔥Please continue to monitor this post for burn updates as conditions may change.Note: No pile burning is scheduled Nov. 27 through the weekend on the Bitterroot National Forest.West Fork Ranger District: Firefighters burned piles in the West Fork Hand Piles North area Nov. 26. Please visit the Bitterroot National Forest interactive prescribed burn map at http://tiny.cc/PrescribedBurnMap to see burn areas.📌 On Nov. 26, firefighters completed ignitions. Firefighters burned 22 acres of piles in the West Fork Hand Piles North area, specifically in the Wideman/Hanneman burn area 8 miles southwest of Conner, MT, near Sam Billings Campground and Piquett 2009-10 area, which is 7 miles southwest of Conner, MT, near Piquett Creek.No area roads or trails were closed because of burning. Signage was in place to notify public regarding smoke and fire activity.  Smoke may be visible along Hwy 473 and Forest Roads 49 and 5631.On Nov. 25, firefighters burned 43 acres of piles in the Piquett and Boulder Peak Alpha/Zulu areas. On Nov. 24, firefighters burned 20 acres of piles in the Flying Fish 1 burn area. Darby-Sula Ranger District:📌 On Nov. 26, firefighters completed ignitions. Firefighters burned 50 acres of piles in the Huck Trap burn area, labeled HT 5.8 on the interactive burn map http://tiny.cc/PrescribedBurnMapThis location is near Hart Bench, Forest Road 374A, 3 miles west of Conner and 6 miles southwest of Darby.Smoke may be visible along the Hwy 473 and from Conner and Darby.No roads or trails were scheduled to close.Bitterroot National Forest Begins Prescribed BurnsFavorable weather conditions in place to reduce hazardous fuels Hamilton, MT, Oct. 15, 2025 — The Bitterroot National Forest is planning to start prescribed fire operations this Fall season, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through the season as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from future wildfires.Darby-Sula Ranger District planned prescribed fires:Cameron Blue Ecoburn – Located south of Cameron Creek and northeast of Guide Saddle utilizing Forest Road 723 as a southern boundary and FR 717 as a northwest boundary.  1,117 acres are planned.Pile burning may occur in multiple locations. 1,905 acres are planned.West Fork Ranger District planned prescribed fires:Piquett Ridge, Piquett Creek, East Piquestt and West Violet – Project areas are located approximately 4 to 7 miles southwest of Conner, east of the West Fork Road and south of Trapper Creek Job Corp. Burning will take place along Forest Roads 49, 731, 5720, 5723. 1800 acres are planned.The West Fork RD is planning for 1,050 acres of hand piles. Stevensville Ranger District planned pile burns:West Central Pile 3B – The prescribed burn area will be 5 acres of piles. The burn is located northeast of McCalla Creek. The project area will be adjacent to Saint Mary’s Peak Road.Bass Creek Pile 1A (labeled WCP_1A) – The prescribed burn will be 10 acres of piles. The burn is located northeast of Bass Creek Trailhead. The project area will be adjacent to Forest Road 1136.3-Mile Landing Piles – The prescribed burn will be 300 acres of logging slash landing piles. The burn is in the 3-Mile Wildlife Management Area. The project area will be located in the southern portion of the wildlife management area.Calf Creek – The prescribed burn will be 60 acres of hand piles. The burn is in the Calf Creek Wildlife Management Area. Prescribed burn project areas may close to the public for several days to ensure public safety. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns.Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns. For more detailed information about air quality, go to https://fire.airnow.gov online or download the app. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights if you encounter smoke on the road.We will evaluate weather conditions in the hours and days before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires by visiting the forest Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverBitterrootNF, the forest interactive prescribed burn map at https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/4ac726fda3434b40bf59a127f1ddf380.We will notify county emergency management officials and post on the county burn permit site at https://app.egovmt.com/burnpermit/ when burning begins.

Last updated: 2025-06-25 --- The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Carson City District. --- State: Nevada --- Coordinates: Latitude: 38° 51 08.6 Longitude: 119° 38 39.0 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: The Conner Fire is located in the Pinenut Range, 8 Miles Southeast of Gardnerville, NV.Estimated acreage is provided below and is subject to change.

Last updated: --- The type of incident is Wildfire and involves the following unit(s) Elko District. --- State: Nevada --- Coordinates: Latitude: 41° 31 30.0 Longitude: 116° 16 40.2 --- NOTE: All fire perimeters and points are approximations. --- Incident Overview: The Cornucopia Fire is burning in in sagebrush and grass in Elko County, Nev. 13 Miles North of Tuscarora.