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Black Mountain

Unit Information

2880 Skyway Drive 
Helena, 
59602 
2880 Skyway Drive 
Helena, 
59602 

Incident Contacts

  • Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
    Email:
    chiara.cipriano@usda.gov
    Phone:
    406-594-6497
    Hours:
    8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Photographs Gallery

One of the crew buggies of the Lewis and Clark Hotshots who are assigned to the Black Mountain Fire.

Firefighters filling a portable water tank they erected near the fireline. These framed tanks commonly hold between 1,000 and 1,500 gallons of water. 

Taken near the intersection of MT-200 and Bear Creek Road.  A similar photo exists for Monday through Wednesday for comparison of afternoon fire activity.

Black Mountain Fire on Wednesday afternoon, July 31, from the intersection of MT-200 and Beaver Creek Road.

One of many pieces of heavy equipment that was inspected at Lincoln's Hooper Park before being sent onto the Black Mountain Fire.

Section of a UTV trail where a hotshot crew has utilized saws to remove brush and small trees in order to begin constructing containment line.

Open metal valve on the end of a section of fire hose and water flows into a nearly full portable tank.

Black Mountain Fire from MT-200 and Beaver Creek Road taken Monday afternoon, July 29.

Type 1 Chinook helicopter using a snorkel to fill its water tank from Smith Lake.

Engine 641 crew members cold trailing a hot spot above Lincoln Ditch Road.

Smoke from Black Mountain Fire - Tuesday afternoon, July 30.

Black Mountain Fire from MT-200 and Beaver Creek Road taken Tuesday afternoon, July 30