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Pile burning will continue across several districts today and throughout the week on the Lolo National Forest. Pile burning helps reduce the amount of fuels that are available to burn, lowering a wildfire’s intensity and reducing risks to firefighters and communities. 

Missoula Ranger District: Firefighters will be burning 20 acres of piles by hand approximately  in Marshall Canyon. Smoke may be visible from I-90 along East Missoula and Bonner.

Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District:  The Plains/Thompson Falls District will conduct pile burning on two different units located 5 miles southwest of Thompson Falls, near Prospect Creek and 18 miles northeast of Plains in the North Fork Little Thompson drainage.  Smoke may be visible from Thompson Falls and Plains. 

Superior Ranger District: Firefighters will initiate up to 20 acres of pile burning operations on two different units located 3 miles east of Superior in the Johnson Creek drainage and 3 miles northeast of Superior, in the Flat Creek drainage.  Smoke may be visible from Superior and I-90. 

Current Burn Map   

Learn more about prescribed fire at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lolo/fire/?cid=fseprd1139761