POLSON - The Lake County Sheriff's Office is issuing an evacuation notice for some homes in the area of the Niarada Fire burning outside of Elmo.
The decision to ask residents to evacuate was made in consultation with the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 3 after the blaze was active overnight on Thursday.
The residences covered by the notice are south of Highway 93 between Alexander Lane to Walking Horse Lane.
This includes the following roads:
- Alexander Lane
- Early Dawn Road
- Spring Lane Road
- Walking Horse Lane
- Windward Heights Road
- Wildhorse View
- Buffalo Bridge Road
- Saddle Drive
- Island Butte Lane
- Bridle Path
- Ten Deuce Way
- Cliffview Drive
- Ricketts Road
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Watch video from the Niarada Fire from Aug. 4, 2023
A community meeting to discuss the Big Knife, Niarada, and Mill Pocket fires will take place on, Friday, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Elmo Community Center. The meeting will be broadcast live on the CSKT Division of Fire Facebook page.
The Friday update showed the Niarada Fire is burning 14,816 acres. Fire managers reported the fire continues to grow to the east and southeast towards Elmo.
