Evacuation ordered for Heart Butte, Palookaville

The Spotted Eagle fire near Heart Butte on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation has forced evacuations in the area, including all of Heart Butte.

It’s burning in the Lonesome Creek and Badger Creek drainages to the southwest of Palookaville.

The town of Heart Butte and surrounding Badger Creek areas north to Palookaville road have been ordered to evacuate as of Aug. 28. An evacuation shelter has been set up by the Blackfeet Nation and American Red Cross Montana Chapter at 80 Heart Butte Road in Browning. Anyone who needs shelter is welcome, and all services are free. When possible, evacuees should bring personal items such as prescriptions, medications, personal documents, extra clothing and bedding, items for children and babies, and any other special items.

There is no size estimate on this fire to date.