Liz Van Genderen is an information officer on the Bear Gulch fire, about 12 miles east of Townsend. She says three helicopters are working the fire Tuesday, with three more on order. An incident management team, with additional resources at its command, is expected to take over fire operations late Monday afternoon.

Van Genderen says a "red flag" weather warning was issued for Tuesday, which indicates "very high or extreme fire danger."