The Lolo Peak fire exploded by nearly 4,000 acres overnight, and several structures have been lost. The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office is assessing the damaged structures this morning and will notify the owners.
Two of our family friends own a home just off Highway 12 near Lolo, just one of 140 more homes that have been put on evacuation notice due to the advance of the Lolo Peak Fire.
The Missoula County Sheriff's Office is in the process of sending deputies to over 160 homes on both sides of Highway 12 due to the rapid expansion of the Lolo Peak Fire.
During a Missoula Justice Court appearance on Wednesday, Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst asked Judge Landee Holloway for $2 million bail for 51 year-old Caressa Jill Hardy.
Missoula County Sheriff's deputies are stretched to the limits spreading out over the county to issue evacuation warnings from the Lolo area all the way to Seeley Lake.