Hay Creek Fire – Glacier Park suspends backcountry permits; extra personnel on-call

Smoke from Hay Creek Drainage Fire, July 21, 2021 - W K Walker
Smoke from Hay Creek Drainage Fire, July 21, 2021 – W K Walker

Extract from a note from Jim Dahlstrom, Glacier Park’s Polebridge District Ranger:

…the Park is temporarily suspending the issuing of backcountry camping permits.
…we have extra rangers coming up all weekend in case we need to mobilize and move people.