HOPE — Cool temperatures and a bit of rain gave firefighters battling the Lightning Creek Fire a break, slowing the wildfire to minimal growth.

"Yesterday's (infrared flight) showed an increase of 10 acres for a total of 2,427 acres," said Kary Maddox, U.S. Forest Service fire information officer.

Cooler temperatures, expected to hover between the mid-50s and mid-60s in the mountains, and rain likely Thursday evening, were expected to moderate fire behavior, as would minimum humidity of 60% to 75%.

Located 9 miles north of Clark Fork, the fire is at 0% containment.

There are now 93 personnel assigned to the fire as well as three engines, a water tender, two excavators, a feller buncher, three falling units, a hand crew and a Hotshot crew. Hotshot crews are specialized teams of highly t

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