Two prescribed fires with "RX" designations — meaning they were intentionally set as management burns — were recorded in Lewis and Clark County as of September 22, with neither showing any reported acreage burned.
The Beartrap Gulch RX fire and the Kelly Gulch RX fire both appear in state wildfire tracking with zero acres burned and causes listed as undetermined. The RX designation typically indicates a planned burn conducted by land managers to reduce fuel loads and improve forest or rangeland health, though the undetermined cause notation leaves some ambiguity in both cases.
Residents near either gulch with questions about smoke, access, or fire activity should contact the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest or the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation for current information. Fire conditions in Lewis and Clark County can shift quickly in late September, and land managers generally provide updates when prescribed activity is underway.