The Spotted Bear Ranger District has their hands full. Last Thursday afternoon, the Bear Creek Fire blew up from 465 acres to 17, 755 acres over a few hours. The Trail Fire better than doubled in size from 3,500 to 8,463 acres.

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Fire near Spotted Bear roars from 465 to 17,755 acres (Daily Inter Lake)

InciWeb page for both fires