A prescribed fire called the RX Flint Foothills was logged in Powell County as of September 30, with the reported acreage at zero and the cause listed as undetermined. Like other fall prescribed burns in western Montana, the operation appears to be either in early planning stages or had not yet been ignited at the time of the report.
Powell County lies west of Helena along the Blackfoot River corridor, an area where both state and federal land managers conduct regular fall burns to reduce fuel loads heading into the following fire season. The Flint Creek Range and surrounding foothills have been the site of previous controlled burn operations.
Residents and landowners in Powell County with questions about the RX Flint Foothills operation should contact the managing agency directly. No evacuation notices or air quality advisories were included in the available report.