Crews are battling a wildfire southeast of Missoula that has grown to 40 acres.
The Plant Creek fire — which was reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Monday — is burning 11 miles up the Miller Creek Road southeast of Missoula on the west side of Plant Creek Road.
The fire is burning in grass, brush, and timber and grew overnight from 12 to 40 acres. Firefighters are focusing on establishing a containment line around the eastern and southern flanks of the fire, north of Miller Creek Road.
There are structures within a ¼ mile of the fire which are considered threatened. However, no evacuations are currently in place. Fire managers plan to temporarily close Plant Creek Road due to firefighting traffic on Tuesday.