Crews respond to wildfire at Park Lake

UPDATE, 6:30 p.m. July 16: According to Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Public Affairs Officer Chiara Cipriano, firefighters have managed so far to limit the Park Lake fire to about 3–5 acres.

“The helicopters, there’s four of them working together … are holding it steady at that 3–5 [acre] range,” she said in a call Friday evening.

In a press release on Friday afternoon, Helena District Ranger Kathy Bushnell said that “so far, the fire behavior has moderated which has aided efforts on the ground.”