A Type II Incident Management Team arrived at the Poverty Flats Fire in Big Horn County on Thursday morning to coordinate firefighting efforts.
The large blaze that started on Tuesday about 10 miles north of Hardin had scorched an estimated 75,000 acres by Wednesday afternoon. It threatened the small community of Dunmore, and a Red Cross emergency shelter was opened in Crow Agency to assist those who evacuated due to the blaze.
On Thursday morning the fire had quieted down in the area around Dunmore, according to BIA fire officials, but the fire is expected to resume intensity in the heat forecast for Thursday.
"Please avoid the River Road and Dunmore! Looky-loos (spectators) were obstacles to firefighters Wednesday - the river road is too narrow to be craning necks looking around!