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Conditions permitting, several districts on the Lolo National Forest are planning to conduct pile burning today to reduce the fuel loading created from previous management operations.

Superior Ranger District: Firefighters will conduct up to 20 acres of prescribed fire operations on the Green Breen Timber Sale/Grapple Piles project, located 7 miles north of Cabin City in the 12 Mile Creek drainage.

Seeley Ranger District: The Seeley Ranger District will conduct up to 5 acres of hand pile burning at the Seeley Ranger District located 3 miles north of Seeley Lake. Smoke may be visible from Highway 83 and Seeley Lake.

Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District: Firefighters will be burning up to 50 acres of hand piles near Pats Knob west of Paradise. Smoke may be visible from Paradise, Knowles, Quinns, Highway 200 and Highway 135.

Firefighters will patrol and monitor the burn over the next few days.

Prescribed fire is implemented in compliance with Montana air quality standards and coordinated with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the appropriate county health departments to minimize the impacts of smoke. Check air quality near you on the Fire and Smoke Map online at fire.airnow.gov.