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September 5 - Photos taken on Highway 2 looking across the Middle Fork Flathead River. This is a 'backing' fire (the fire is 'backing' down the hill). It is a low intensity burn; clearing the underbrush which will promote wildlife habitat.
(photos by Dick Kersch - California Interagency Incident Management Team 5)

September 5

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