Weasel Fire

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History -The Weasel Fire was discovered on July 30, 2022.  The fire was likely ignited by lightning on Friday July 29. Initial attack occurred on July 30 and 31.   A Type 3 Incident Command Team assumed command of the fire on 08/02/2022 at 0600. 
 
 On August 4th the Fire exhibited extreme wind-driven fire behavior and made an extended 5-mile run Northeast towards Frozen Lake expanding from 170 acres to 2,174. The fire crossed onto the Flathead National Forest and into Canada.  The acres reported in this document are for the U.S. only. Total acres by jurisdiction can be found in the remarks section.
 
Jurisdictional collaboration is occurring between the Incident Management Team (IMT) in the United States located in Hungry Horse, Montana and the BC Wildfire Service Incident Management Team in Canada, located in Cranbrook. The two IMT’s are closely coordinating on wildfire management and are sharing resources as required.
 
Current Status - The fire is currently at 1,659 acres in the U.S.   Just south of Frozen Lake, the fire has burned across road 114A and is heading south towards the fire scar from the 2017 Weasel Fire. Fire behavior has been minimal with creeping, smoldering and isolated torching of trees.
 
The primary focus is on protection to infrastructure and recreation resources and the community.  A mission to protect Weasel Cabin with protective wrapping was completed on August 2, 2022, and the Wam Fire tower was wrapped on August 5th 2022.

Closure Notices and Safety - An area closure order is in place and posted, that restricts access to the fire area for public and firefighter safety.  FS Road #319 to the Weasel Cabin is closed but FS Road #114 to Polebridge remains open.  Please see attached closure map.