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Fire officials on the Lolo National Forest may implement prescribed fire operations today, as weather and fuels conditions allow. 

Ninemile Ranger District:  Firefighters may burn up to 32 acres in the Frenchtown Face  project area, 2 miles North of the District Office.  Smoke may be visible from Huson.

Firefighters may also burn up to 68 acres in the South Fork Fish  project area, 9.5 miles northwest of Lolo Hot Springs.  Smoke may be visible from Lolo Hot Springs and surrounding areas.

Superior Ranger District: Firefighters will burn up to 15 acres in the South Fork Tamarack Creek area, 5 miles North of St. Regis.  Minimal smoke impacts are anticipated; however, smoke may be visible from Interstate 90 in the St. Regis area (see map below).  

Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District: Firefighters plan to conduct up to 50 acres of understory burning on the Two Short unit 22, six miles west of Thompson Falls.  Smoke may be visible from Thompson Falls. 

All prescribed fires are implemented in compliance with Montana air quality standards and coordinated with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the appropriate county health departments to reduce the impacts of smoke to neighbors, cooperators, and surrounding communities. For additional information on air quality, smoke management, and forecasts, see https://mi.airshedgroup.org/.

For more information on prescribed fire and fuels management on the Lolo National Forest visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/lolo/fire/prescribed-fire.