Custer Gallatin National Forest, Northern Region Shoshone National Forest, Rocky Mountain Region

Forest Service News Release

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Additional Evacuations Ordered for Robertson Draw Fire

Red Lodge, MT (June 15, 2021 4p.m.) – The area along Rock Creek and Meeteetse Trail Rd previously under an Evacuation Warning is now being Evacuated. This includes all homes in the area west of Meeteetse Trail Road, and on the east side of Highway 212 from Meeteetse Trail Road to Westminster Spires Church Camp. It also includes all USDA Forest Service Recreation Residences in Corral Creek, Spring Creek, Snow Creek, and Sheep Creek. All campgrounds, dispersed camping and trailheads are closed in this area on both sides of Highway 212 from Red Lodge to the Lake Fork of Rock Creek, including the camping area to the south of the Lake Fork Road.

Evacuation Orders are also now in place for homes south of Highway 308 from Red Lodge east to Wolf Creek Road (with the exception of the Town of Bearcreek), south of Wolf Creek Road to Highway 72, east side of Highway 72 to Grove Creek road , and everything north of Grove Creek. The Town of Bearcreek is under an Evacuation Warning.

A shelter has been set up at the Red Lodge Community Church at 308 S. Broadway. Small pets are welcome as long as they are restrained.

The Red Cross will be setting up a shelter at the Veteran Memorial Civic Center in Red Lodge at 215 14th Street West.

The Robertson Draw Fire, burning south of Red Lodge, Montana along the eastern edge of the Beartooth Front, is seeing increased fire activity this afternoon. The area remains under a Red Flag Warning until 10:00 p.m. tonight.

Due to the increase in fire activity, the virtual community meeting that was scheduled for tonight at 6:00 p.m. has been postponed and will be rescheduled.

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