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Elder 1 Fire Detected in Lolo NF

Sunday, July 26, 2026

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The Elder 1 Fire was detected in the Ninemile Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest on July 24, 2026, approximately 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown in the Rock Creek area.

The fire is burning through heavy timber with active fire activity and is experiencing afternoon winds. A separate Elder 2 Fire, located 3 miles east near Elderberry Gulch, is being managed by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) due to jurisdictional boundaries.

The Lolo National Forest transitioned to a Type 3 Incident Management Team on July 25 at 7:00 PM.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/mtlnf-elder-1-fire

Checked against the public record6 of 13 claims · 46%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Elder 1 Fire was detected in the Ninemile Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest“The Elder 1 Fire was detected in the Ninemile Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest, roughly 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown in the Rock Creek area on the afternoon of July 24, 2026.”
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The Elder 1 Fire was detected on July 24, 2026“The Elder 1 Fire was detected in the Ninemile Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest, roughly 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown in the Rock Creek area on the afternoon of July 24, 2026.”
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The Elder 1 Fire was detected approximately 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown“The Elder 1 Fire was detected in the Ninemile Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest, roughly 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown in the Rock Creek area on the afternoon of July 24, 2026.”
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The Elder 1 Fire was detected in the Rock Creek area“The Elder 1 Fire was detected in the Ninemile Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest, roughly 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown in the Rock Creek area on the afternoon of July 24, 2026.”
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The fire is burning through heavy timber“The lightning-caused fire is burning in heavy timber.”
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The fire is experiencing active fire activity“null”
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The fire is experiencing afternoon winds“null”
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A separate Elder 2 Fire, located 3 miles east near Elderberry Gulch“null”
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The Elder 2 Fire is being managed by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC)“null”
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The Elder 2 Fire is being managed due to jurisdictional boundaries“null”
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The Lolo National Forest transitioned to a Type 3 Incident Management Team“The fire transitioned to a local Type 3 Incident Management Team at 1800 on 8/5/2026.”
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The Lolo National Forest transitioned to a Type 3 Incident Management Team on July 25“null”
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The Lolo National Forest transitioned to a Type 3 Incident Management Team at 7:00 PM“null”