Update 2: 1500 to 2000 acres, WUI threat reduced Officials with the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said the fire advanced to within a mile of three houses. Weather forecasts call for wind gusts of up to 25 mph Friday and Saturday.
Update 1: Fire probably has burned between 1,000 and 1,500 acres. There have been no evacuations.
Wildfire threatens three homes in eastern Montana
SHEPHERD, Mont. (AP) - A wildland fire threatens three homes in eastern Montana in Musselshell and Yellowstone counties north of Shepherd .
The Wildfire started late Thursday night and had burned an estimated 500 acres to 1,000 acres by this morning.
Initial Sizeup: 10 acres
Size: 800- 1000 acres - An accurate estimate of acreage burned is not yet available.
Location: 252 Marsh Road, The blaze is about 20 miles north of Shepherd in the Marsh Ranch area and about 15 miles southeast of Roundup..
Resources: 10 fire engines from Yellowstone and Musselshell counties were fighting the fire this morning. About four engineers were on the fire overnight and two bulldozers.
Firefighters from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the state natural resources agency and local fire departments responded.
WUI: No structures lost, Current threat - 3 homes
Fuels: Burning grass and timber on BLM, private and state land.
Notes: Larry Elder, intelligence coordinator of for the Billings Interagency Wildfire Dispatch Center, Interagency Fire Center
