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Elder 1 Fire Detected in Montana, Not Okanogan–Omak

Sunday, August 9, 2026

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The Elder 1 Fire was detected on July 24, 2026, in the Ninemile Ranger District of Lolo National Forest, approximately 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown, Montana. The fire, caused by lightning, is burning in heavy timber and transitioned to a local Type 3 Incident Management Team on August 5, 2026.

Residents in the Okanogan–Omak area should note this fire is located in Montana, not within Okanogan County or Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The incident does not currently impact Okanogan–Omak residents or local infrastructure.

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

Checked against the public record7 of 11 claims · 64%

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

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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 in the Ninemile Ranger District of 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 approximately 7 miles southwest of Frenchtown, Montana“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 caused by lightning“The lightning-caused fire is burning in heavy timber.”
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The Elder 1 Fire is burning in heavy timber“The lightning-caused fire is burning in heavy timber.”
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The Elder 1 Fire transitioned to a local Type 3 Incident Management Team on August 5, 2026“The fire transitioned to a local Type 3 Incident Management Team at 1800 on 8/5/2026.”
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Residents in the Okanogan–Omak area should note this fire is located in Montana“null”
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This fire is not within Okanogan County“null”
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This fire is not within Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 incident does not currently impact Okanogan–Omak residents“null”
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The incident does not currently impact local infrastructure“null”