Fire north of Boulder contained quickly

Fire north of Boulder contained quickly by Jan Anderson, editor

A fire just northeast of Boulder was contained over the weekend after burning one-tenth of an acre, fire officials said. The fire in the Elkhorns about six miles northeast of town was one of about nine fires detected in southwest Montana after recent lightning activity. The largest of those fires, the Whetstone Ridge Fire at 195 acres and the Meyers fire at 45 acres, were in the Sapphire Mountains southwest of Philipsburg. 

Both were listed at zero percent contained as of Sunday morning. A one acre fire 13 miles north of Butte dubbed the Browns Fire was being monitored. Fire officials were encouraging the public to report any fires to the Dillon Dispatch Center at 406-683-3975.