Dillon BLM closes area due to Bear Creek Fire
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(DILLON, Mont.) – Due to the rapidly-growing Bear Creek Fire, the Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office has issued a fire prevention order temporarily closing all BLM-administered lands s
outh of Lemhi Pass Road, west of U.S. Highway 324, and east of the Continental Divide along the Montana stateline.
The Fire Prevention Order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 14 and lasts until rescinded. The BLM closure is in coordination with other orders issued by the U.S. Forest Service regarding the fire.
The order prohibits public access to the area in order to avoid conflict with the ongoing fire suppression activity associated with the nearby fire which grew from 200 acres to nearly 4,000 acres in less than two days.
Updated information on the Bear Creek Fire is available online at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6951/
A copy of the closure order and a map of the affected area are available at the Dillon Field Office, 1005 Selway Drive, Dillon, MT 59725. For more information, call (406) 683-8050.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.