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Northern Rockies Team 5, Incident Commander Joe Sampson  Location:3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community, in the East Fork Start Date: 7/25/2024      Cause: Lightning       Size: 6,469 Acres    Completion: 25%Total Personnel: 238  

Northern Rockies Team 5, Incident Commander Joe Sampson  Location:3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community, in the East Fork Start Date: 7/25/2024      Cause: Lightning     Size: 6,301 Acres     Completion: 25%Total Personnel: 254  

Johnson Fire Update - September 8th, 2024Location: 3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community, in the East ForkStart Date: 7/25/2024Cause: LightningSize: 6,301 acresCompletion/Containment: 25% Complete254 Total Personnel; 13 Engines; 6 Hand Crews, 8 Heavy Equipment, 2 Aerial Resources

September 3rd, 2024Location:  3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community, in the East ForkStart Date: 7/25/2024   Cause: LightningSize: 3,810 acresCompletion/Containment: 0%151 Total Personnel; 6 Engines; 6 Hand Crews, 3 Heavy Equipment

Johnson Fire News ReleaseSunday, September 1st, 2024Contact Fire Information: 406-401-0286 or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NevadaTeam1Or https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverBitterrootNFInciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtbrf-johnson-fire

Nevada Type-3 Incident Management Team#1Start Date: 7/25/2024     Cause: LightningSize: 1428 Completion/Containment: 0%91 Total Personnel; 2 Engines; 3 Hand Crews; 1 Heavy Equipment

Cody Hoover, Type 4 IC, Bitterroot NF Location:  3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community, in the East ForkStart Date: 7/25/2024     Cause: LightningSize: 861  Completion/Containment: 0%42 Total Personnel; 2 Engines; 2 Hand Crews; 1 Heavy EquipmentKEY MESSAGENevada Team 1 with Incident Commander Joseph Powell arrived last night and will take command of the fire at 0600 on August 31st. 

Cody Hoover, Type 4 IC, Bitterroot NF Location:  3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community, in the East ForkStart Date: 7/25/2024     Cause: LightningSize: 861  Completion/Containment: 0%42 Total Personnel; 2 Engines; 2 Hand Crews; 1 Heavy EquipmentKEY MESSAGEArea closure will come into effect on 8/29, preventing access to roads that transect through or near the fire area.

Cody Hoover, Type 4 IC, Bitterroot NF Location:  3 miles south of Springer Memorial Community, in the East ForkStart Date: 7/25/2024     Cause: LightningSize: 400  Completion/Containment: 0%42 Total Personnel; 2 Engines; 2 Hand Crews; 1 Heavy EquipmentCOMMUNITY MEETING TONIGHT (AUGUST 28, 2024) AT SPRINGER MEMORIAL CLUBHOUSE, 6-7 PMSpringer Memorial Clubhouse, 1405 Springer Memorial Rd, Sula, MT

Incident Commander: Cody Hoover, Type 4 IC, Bitterroot NFLocation: 3 miles South of Springer Memorial Community, in the East ForkStart Date: 7/25/2024Cause: LightningResources: 2 Crews, 2 Engines, Total = 36Update 26 August 2024