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April 18 Prescribed Fire Operations 04-17-2025
Lolo National Forest Prescribed Fire Operations
Publication Type: Announcement - 04/17/2025 - 11:18
Fire officials on the Lolo National Forest may implement prescribed fire operations today, as weather and fuels conditions allow.
Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District: Firefighters plan to conduct up to 25 acres of understory burning on the 2 Shorty units, 6 miles west of Thompson Falls. Minimal smoke impacts are anticipated; however, smoke may be visible from Thompson Falls.
2 Shorty Prescribed Fire Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District, April 18, 2025
Superior Ranger District: Firefighters will burn up to 60 acres in the Second Chance project area, 8 miles southeast of Superior in the North Fork Second Creek drainage on Forest Service Road 283. The purpose of this burn is to reduce hazardous fuels created by previous management operations from the Second Chance Timber Sale.
Ignitions will be conducted utilizing a helicopter and a firing device called a ‘helitorch’. A helitorch is an aerial ignition device suspended below the helicopter to disperse an ignition source. Using a helicopter for prescribed burning allows fire managers to conduct burns more efficiently over large areas. Firefighters will be present on the ground to patrol and monitor the progress of the burn. The helicopter will be operating out of Mineral County Airport. Smoke may be visible from Interstate 90 in the Lozeau area.
See map below.