John Thompson, Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 7A commander, answers questions about the Elmo 2 Fire during a meeting Aug. 1 at the Elmo Pow Wow Grounds. (Rob Zolman/Lake County Leader)
August 2, 2022
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August 2, 2022 noon
Elmo Fire threatens homes; grows to 16k acres
As of Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, mandatory evacuations remained in place for residents of the Lake Mary Ronan corridor, including Lake Mary Ronan Road, Black Lake Road, and the surrounding areas north of Elmo on the west side of Flathead Lake as firefighting crews continue to battle a 16,200-acre wildfire that ignited July 29.