Left Fork Fire, Bear Paw Mt's Montana

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown Smoke could be seen from Beaver Creek Reservoir

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown Smoke could be seen from Beaver Creek Reservoir flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown Smoke could be seen from Beaver Creek Reservoir

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown Smoke could be seen from Beaver Creek Reservoir

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown Smoke could be seen from Beaver Creek Reservoir

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/ Floyd Brandt Crews were call to fight a forest fire approximately 30 miles of Havre Sunday. The cause unknown flames could be seen from the roadside East of the ski bowl.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt Joe Ostrom is driving a water truck refilling the tankers that are used to fight the fire on the front lines Tuesday. Sleeping in the cab of the truck he drives, he has been been at the Left Fork fire since Sunday keeping the tankers filled.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt Crews are coming from all over the area to fight the Left Fork Fire Ted Parsley and Ty Cline had just arrived from Big Sandy and were awaiting their assignment Tuesday.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt Don Pyrah with the state of Montana is one of the men in charge of fighting the Left Fork Fire, he explained that with continued dry weather that the ignation factor is at 100 percent Tuesday. That if a tree would catch on fire and 100 embers came off the tree and landed in the dry grass all 100 would catch fire. He also said that this season was in the the top three percent of dry seasons, there were only three percent that were dryer.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt Theron Oats is the Fire Management Officer for the tribe at Rocky Boy keeping in contact with personal on the fire line directing people to different position and jobs Tuesday. He talked about tactical air support flying in the sky reporting the location of the fire, the crews on the ground and aircraft that is used to drop water and retardant which are being dropped today.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt Theron Oats is the Fire Management Officer for the tribe at Rocky Boy keeping in contact with personal on the fire line directing people to different position and jobs Tuesday. He talked about tactical air support flying in the sky reporting the location of the fire, the crews on the ground and aircraft that is used to drop water and retardant which are being dropped today.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt Adam Olson (left) from Carter, Glenn Reed from Geraldine, Joe Robertson from Big Sandy and Mike Pimperton are all news to the fire and are awaiting their job assignments Tuesday.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt Kolton Brough (left) has been at the Left Fork Fire waiting to see if the fire will shift towards the cattle that they have grazing near by Tuesday. He waits with his aunt Shannon LaSalle who had brought up pizza.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt Joe Ostrom is driving a water truck refilling the tankers that are used to fight the fire on the front lines Tuesday. Sleeping in the cab of the truck he drives, he has been been at the Left Fork fire since Sunday keeping the tankers filled.

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt The Left Fork Fire burning on the Northeast side of Moses Mountain ready to jump from Rocky Boy Reservation to the Raty Ranch Wednesday. Keith Raty owner of the ranch and other ranchers have been standing by since Sunday night watching on the ready to battle the fire. Raty said that they offered to help when the fire first started but were denied by Rocky Boy Reservation for their help/

Havre Daily News/Floyd Brandt The Left Fork Fire burning on the Northeast side of Moses Mountain ready to jump from Rocky Boy Reservation to the Raty Ranch Wednesday. Keith Raty owner of the ranch and other ranchers have been standing by since Sunday night watching on the ready to battle the fire. Raty said that they offered to help when the fire first started but were denied by Rocky Boy Reservation for their help/