12/07/2024
Update 7/13/24 7:30pm
The Sheriff's Office will be doing es**rts to private property tomorrow, July 14, 2024. Escorts will be conducted from 7am to 10am only. Residents will be es**rted to their property and allowed 15 minutes to gather personal property or tend to animals. They will be es**rted out of the evacuation area. Escorts will be conducted on a first come first serve basis. Residents wanting an es**rt on the Canyon Ferry Road evacuation area will need to respond to the roadblock at Canyon Ferry Road and Jimtown Road. Please do not block the roadway and pull off onto the shoulder. Residents wanting an es**rt on the York Road evacuation area need to respond to the roadblock at Jimtown Road and York Road. Again, es**rts will be on a first come first serve basis and will be limited to 15 minutes.
Update 7/13/24 8:00am
We will be doing es**rts today to retrieve life sustaining materials from 0700 to 1000. First come first serve. We can accommodate up to 15 minutes per es**rt. There will be absolutely no es**rts after noon today due to extreme fire weather predicted for today.
Update 7/12/24 8:45 pm
All evacuations are still in effect. After an afternoon flyover, the fire is now estimated at 11,511 acres with no reported structures lost. The fire has NOT crossed Jimtown road to the west at this time. Riverside Campground is CLOSED.
Update 7/12/24 12:20pm
Hellgate Campground is CLOSED. Canyon Ferry Rd closure extended to Hellgate Gulch approximately 1.5 miles inside of Broadwater County.
Update 7/12/24 8am
NEWS CORRECTION: Because of the fire situation, we are allowing people to enter the fire area for LIFE SUSTAINING MATERIALS ONLY. And for very short time periods. Do not show up wanting to check on your property. Sorry, time does not allow us to do that. If you need life sustaining items or something of that nature we will do our best to help. We are evaluating these on a case by case basis. You can contact Lewis & Clark County Dispatch who will relay to our commander the request. That phone number is 406-447-8293. Follow two prompts to get to dispatch.
- Sheriff Leo Dutton