From the Wednesday, August 2, 2006 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . .
The Red Eagle fire burning near St. Mary remained active Tuesday, and has gained ground since its size was last measured.
The Red Eagle fire was estimated at more than 25,000 acres, or 39 square miles, Tuesday evening. That’s up from 22,200 acres on Sunday. Containment increased to 20 percent.
An evacuation of St. Mary and Glacier National Park’s Cut Bank campground remained in effect Tuesday. But fire bosses made arrangements for residents and visitors to be escorted back into St. Mary to retrieve belongings Tuesday afternoon.
Firefighters continued to cut handlines and dozer breaks on the northern fire perimeter closest to St. Mary, as structure protection in and around the town remains the priority. Meanwhile helicopters and an air tanker continued to work on the fire, which has been burning to the northeast, away from St. Mary and along the southeastern shore of St. Mary Lake.
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