FACT SHEETWildfire UpdateAugust 11, 2013 9 p.m. Contact: Thomas Kempton, Dixie Dies Phone: 406-349-0163 What: Gold Pan Complex (Gold Pan & Goat Fires)Cause: Lightning, July 16, 2013Location: 35 miles SW of Darby, MT. in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho. Jurisdiction: Bitterroot National Forest – West Fork Ranger District A Red Flag warning remains in effect until 11 p.m. tonight. Although thunderstorms have passed near the fire today, no storms moved over the fire, and there has been no precipitation over the fire area. Smoke that drifted into the area yesterday evening from large fires in southern Idaho settled over the fire area last night. As a result, an inversion over the fire area did not lift until afternoon, and fire activity was generally subdued throughout the day. Smoke may continue to drift into the area from the southern Idaho fires. For current air quality conditions in the Bitterroot Valley, go to http://tinyurl.com/k4knopk.Firefighters...
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