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Blaine County had four fires burning as of Tuesday afternoon and another on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation just across the border into Phillips County.
Three others are on the reservation, the Prairie Dog Fire south of Fort Belknap Agency and the Gilbert Ranch and Wind Mill fires east of the Prairie Dog Fire.
The Flats Fire is southeast of those, just across the county line.
The Bud Road Fire is burning between Harlem and Zurich, south of U.S. Highway 2.
The largest is the Gilbert Ranch Fire, fist discovered July 25 at 2:25 p.m. Data later than last Friday was not available on the Montana Fire Information website, but as of that time it was at 3,968 scares.
The nearby Wind Mill Fire did not have data listed, although it was shown as having an icon created on the website Tuesday.
Fires of less than 100 acres do not have data listed on the site.
The Prairie Dog Fire near Three Buttes also did have data listed and was shown as having its icon created Monday.
The Bud Road Fire showed less than an acre burned as of Sunday, the latest date with data available. It was discovered Friday at 4:35 p.m.
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