Repair work began this week on the Roaring Lion Fire near Hamilton and many of the firefighters are now tasked with activity that sounds a bit like gardening.
The Roaring Lion fire did not expand at all over the weekend even though temperatures were hotter and winds were stronger. Fire Information Officer Lisa Keibler explains.
"Weather turned a little warmer and a little dryer and that drys the fuels out causing more fire activity," said Keibler...
The Copper King fire has been burning for nearly a month, but the blaze is only 13 percent contained. Today firefighters attempted to combat the fire with a new technique, which fire information officer Mike Cole describes as the “the Ping Pong method”...