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The Troll and I are watching this fire rather closely as it's close to Bannack State Park, a place we've grown to love. Imagine being on this fire crew.
Bannack Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System
Narrative: Fire crews have resumed work on the Bannack Fire a day after firefighters discovered two artillery shells in the fire interior. Fire managers removed crews and the Lewis and Clark County Ordinance Team conducted an inspection of the shells last night. Both were determined to be spent 105mm illumination rounds from the 1940s; the ordinance was used in nighttime warfare to light up battlefields. The Ordinance team advised fire managers that crews could continue work in the area with safety protocols in place, including how to identify whether a shell was spent or potentially live. Beginning today, fire crews have been instructed to flag and mark with GPS any ordinance they might see, and halt work in that area until it can be inspected. Crews today will focus on extinguishing a number of small spot fires located north of the main fire. The Bannack Fire is managed by the MT Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC).
The link is to a really comprehensive site for all fires, nationwide. It's a nicely done website.
LL
Bannack Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System
Narrative: Fire crews have resumed work on the Bannack Fire a day after firefighters discovered two artillery shells in the fire interior. Fire managers removed crews and the Lewis and Clark County Ordinance Team conducted an inspection of the shells last night. Both were determined to be spent 105mm illumination rounds from the 1940s; the ordinance was used in nighttime warfare to light up battlefields. The Ordinance team advised fire managers that crews could continue work in the area with safety protocols in place, including how to identify whether a shell was spent or potentially live. Beginning today, fire crews have been instructed to flag and mark with GPS any ordinance they might see, and halt work in that area until it can be inspected. Crews today will focus on extinguishing a number of small spot fires located north of the main fire. The Bannack Fire is managed by the MT Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC).
The link is to a really comprehensive site for all fires, nationwide. It's a nicely done website.
LL
