// Special Field Note // Archived Local Incident //

Eureka, MontanaField status: archived

Thirsty Fire: aerial response under a mile from KTT headquarters.

A small wildfire began near KTT headquarters Thursday night. Helicopter crews worked bucket operations above the surrounding timber; these field images document the nearby response.

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CH-47 Chinook carrying a wildfire bucket beyond a dense frame of conifer branches
Chinook bucket operations recorded through local conifers.
Reported footprint
1 acre
Recorded proximity
Under 1 mile
Record type
Eyewitness archive

What this record shows.

Five aircraft photographs and one retained map capture show the observation context from the KTT area. The images are presented as field documentation, not as evidence of incident cause, containment, acreage progression, or operational outcome.

Incident map showing the one-acre Thirsty Fire near Rock Lake Road and the KTT headquarters area
Archived map capture showing the fire and headquarters-area location marker, retained with permission.

// Recorded context // Not incident command reporting //

Timber, aircraft, and a narrow viewpoint.

The response was photographed through the conifers around the KTT headquarters area. Branches and canopy remain in the frames because they show the actual observation conditions instead of implying an unobstructed or controlled documentation position.

The retained map listed a one-acre reported footprint and placed the incident under one mile from the headquarters-area marker when this archive was assembled. Those values are historical context on this page, not a statement of current conditions.

  • ObservedA CH-47 Chinook and a single-rotor helicopter were photographed carrying suspended wildfire buckets above local timber.
  • PreservedBoth wider views and canopy-obscured frames remain in the record to show the limits of the viewpoint.
  • Not claimedNo conclusion is made here about fire cause, containment, personnel, closures, or suppression outcome.

Four supporting frames complete the six-image field record. Open any photograph to inspect the original; captions stay with what is visible in the frame.

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