Big Creek Fire Update - Big Creek Trail opened.
The Big Creek Fire that was detected 9.5 miles west of Stevensville on the Stevensville Ranger District May 7 has been evaluated as a low threat. The Big Creek Trail is now open. Ground resources extinguished all known, visible hotspots the last week of May. Since then, ground resources and aerial resources have been patrolling the perimeter of the Big Creek Fire and have not detected any other additional areas of heat. The potential of this fire to rekindle at this time is low however, this fire is in challenging, steep terrain and firefighters will continue to patrol this area until full containment can be established. Fire managers determined that the Big Creek Trail can be opened, and the closure order has been lifted. However, please use caution around mile marker 6.2 as there is debris in the area. Also, it is advised not to take stock past mile marker 5.1 past TP Rock unit this debris can be cleared.