UPDATE: 9:00 p.m. Friday, August 22
A fast-moving grass fire that threatened multiple recreational vehicles near Interstate 90 was successfully contained to approximately 10 acres Friday evening, according to the Missoula Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched to mile marker 103 on Interstate 90 near Bretz RV just before 11:00 a.m. after reports of the grass fire. The blaze posed an immediate threat to several RVs in the area.
"Thanks to a coordinated multi-agency response, the fire was successfully contained to approximately 10 acres," said Missoula city fire Battalion Chief Jeff Kroll.
No structures or RVs were lost in the incident.
The successful containment effort involved multiple fire agencies working together. Missoula city fire credited mutual aid from Missoula Rural Fi