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| 2018 Montana wildfires | |
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Reynolds Lake Fire, July 19
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| Date(s) | June, 2018 – September, 2018 |
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The 2018 wildfire season in Montana began around June, 2018 and ended around September, 2018.[1]
The Highway 37 Fire is a fire above Montana Highway 37 west of Libby, Montanaat48°25′19″N 115°28′26″W / 48.422°N 115.474°W / 48.422; -115.474 (Highway 37 Fire),[2] near a Superfund site which is a former vermiculite mine. It was spotted on July 19.[3] Firefighters needed to wear respirators to protect themselves from exposure to asbestos mixed with duff and bark by mining operations and mobilized by the fire.[4]
The Reynolds Lake Fire, caused by lightning on July 17, straddles the Bitterroot National Forest and Salmon-Challis National Forest southwest of Darby, Montanaat45°33′50″N 114°30′47″W / 45.564°N 114.513°W / 45.564; -114.513 (Reynolds Lake Fire).[5] It reached over 1,000 acres (400 ha) in extent by July 22.[6]
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