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Quartz Fire

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Unit Information

PO Box 128 West Glacier Montana 59936 
West Glacier, 
59936 
PO Box 128 West Glacier Montana 59936 
West Glacier, 
59936 

Incident Contacts

  • Gina Kerzman
    Phone:
    406-888-5838
  • Media and General Inquiries
    Email:
    glac_fire_line@nps.gov
    Phone:
    406-206-5272
    Hours:
    8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Photographs Gallery

Smoke rises as the Quartz Fire smolders and creeps through the forest on Sept 11.

Smoke hangs in the Quartz Lake drainage on Sept 11.

Smoke from the Quartz Fire on the evening of September 7.

Limited fire activity and growth filing in unburned areas of the Quartz Fire on Sept. 5

Smoke from the Quartz Fire from the air Sept. 5 (looking west)

Quartz Lake (looking east) from the air with smoke from the Quartz Fire. Sept. 5

Quartz Lake and Quartz Fire from the air August 25

Smoke rises from the Quartz Fire on the afternoon of August 23, as rain showers roll in.

The Quartz Fire footprint is visible from Quartz Lake, after a rain storm on August 23.

Cultural resources, like the Quartz Lake Patrol Cabin, are wrapped with structure wrap to reduce the risk of being impacted by radiant heat and burning embers from the fire. This cabin is located approximately two miles from the Quartz Fire.

Structure protection pump and hoses at the foot of Quartz Lake (image auto rotated by InciWeb)

Smoke from Quartz Fire from the air on the evening of August 21