Lightning sparks small wildfires near Boulder

Wildfire season is on.

An Aug. 13 storm, which brought heavy rainfall and frequent lightning strikes, was responsible for several small fires near Boulder. Area fire crews responded quickly to contain the fires, officials said. 

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Bull Mountain Fire Department Chief Cory Kirsch reported on Saturday afternoon that, of the multiple fires, only one, located east of Boulder in a difficult to access area of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, was still burning.