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Pile burning will continue today across the Lolo National Forest. Pile burning reduces the amount of fuels that are available to burn, lowering a wildfire’s intensity and reducing risks to firefighters and communities, a key component of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy. 

Missoula Ranger District: Firefighters will conduct approximately 40 acres of  pile burning on the Missoula Ranger District. Pending conditions, the pile burning will take place 3.5 miles northwest of Lolo Hot Springs off  Forest Road 33 at the junction of Wagon Mountain Road and Howard Creek Road. Smoke may be visible from Highway 12 and Lolo Hot Springs.

Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District:  The Plains/Thompson Falls District will conduct pile burning at the Plains Ranger District.  Smoke may be visible from Plains. 

Superior Ranger District: Firefighters on the Superior District will conduct  up to 35 acres of pile burning on the Hall Wood Timber Sale project located 5 miles northeast of Superior.  Smoke may be visible from Superior and Interstate 90.