Excellent article on the Hay Creek Fire by Chris Peterson of the Hungry Horse News, July 29 . . .
Crews were working on containment lines on the Hay Creek Fire Wednesday, cutting fuel breaks, soaking down duff with hose lines and setting small burnouts in pockets of unburned fuel on the fire’s south flanks.
Fire managers hope to keep the fire north of the Hay Creek Road, explained Lincoln Chute, fire service area manager for the Flathead County Office of Emergency Services.
The fire has already burned down to the road in some places. Fire managers want to ease the fire down to the road, which gives them a black line of control.